AR Dirham - Anonymous Bagrat V?
Features
| Issuer |
Georgia ›
Kingdom of Georgia (1010-1490)
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.92 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 430116 |
| References | Bennett Geor# 492 Kirk Bennett; 2014. A Catalog of Georgian Coins. Stephen Album Rare Coins, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Possibly a sunni kalima or a different inscription within a square, surrounded by an illegible legend that is encircled. The circle is surrounded by small pellets.
Reverse
Mountain goat facing right, within a circle. The circle is surrounded by an illegible/pseudo legend, the circle is then surrounded by small pellets. There's blundered letters above the goat.
Comments
This is the only example of this coin outside of the Georgian National Museum.
There are also examples of similar coins with a bird eating a worm and a lion.
This coin has been tentatively attributed to Bagrat V but is also debated to be under Davit IX. There is no ruler or date listed on the surviving examples of these coins. Some academics claim that there's evidence of Mtavruli letters that would support it being under Davit IX.
The mint for this coin remains undetermined.
A.G. Kapanadze's Georgian Numismatics lists this as image 124.
Kapanadze notes that the Georgian State Museum possess 24 specimens of this coin, 29 specimens with a bird eating a worm and 9 depicting a lion.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND | Mountain Goat facing left | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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