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 | | Probably, the coins of Masud I had begun to be struck since the time when he was enthroned in 511AH/1116AD, what can explain the appearance on the obverse the draw of the emperor Alexios I Comnenos, who died in 511AD/1118AD. |
 | | Turning to the Masud's coins, it should be pointed, that they are considered as very rare, and the facts of their revelation in Transcaucasia are very scanty. |
 | | Among the Rum Seljuqs the issues of the sultans Qilij Arslan II (551-588AH/1156-1192AD), his sons Masud bin Qilij Arslan (583-601AH/1187-1204AD) in Ankara, Tughril bin Qilij Arslan (598-622AH/1202-1225AD) in Erzerum, and later Qay Khosrow I (588-592AH/1192-1196AD), Sulaymanshah II (592-600AH/1196-1204AD), Qay Qawus I (607-616AH/1210-1219AD) and, finally, Qay Qobad I (616-634AH/1219-1236AD) in Siwas, Qayseri and Qonya are known. |
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