CNG 94, Lot: 1601. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Rum. Rukn al-Din Qilich Arslan IV Kay Khusraw. First reign over eastern Rum Seljuk, AH 646-647 / AD 1249. AR Dirhem (23mm, 2.75 g, 11h). Siwas mint. Dated AH 646 (1248/9). Archer on horseback right; crescent to left; pellet to right; star below; all within angled polylobe; name and titles of Rukn al-Din Qilich Arslan IV in outer margin / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines within angled polylobe; mint formula and AH date in outer margins. Broome 329 v(ii); Izmirlier 553; Album 1226. Good VF, toned. Rare.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection.