KONYA A. R. İZZET KOYUNOĞLU ŞEHİR MÜZESİNDE BULUNAN ALTIN SİKKELER
GOLD COINS FOUND IN KONYA A. R. İZZET KOYUNOĞLU CITY MUSEUM

Summary/Abstract: The coin used as a means of payment in daily trade not only provides information about the economic conditions of the period but also appears as a display of political power. While the inscriptions and symbols on the coins reveal the authority of power, the decorations have also served as a visual expression tool reflecting artistic and cultural identity.In this article, nine gold coins, two from the Abbasid period and seven from the Ottoman period, found in the Konya Ahmet Rasih İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum are introduced. Abbasid coins date back to the 8th century, while Ottoman coins date from the 16th to the 19th centuries. These coins were minted in important mints such as Egypt, Damascus (Sham), Istanbul (Istanbul), and Constantinople (Istanbul). However, the Abbasid coins do not have a minting location.The article aims to introduce coins, whose translations and descriptions have been made in detail, to the science of numismatics and to contribute to coin literature. In addition, evaluations have been made taking into account the period in which the coins were minted, and efforts have been made to identify the changes that occurred in coin design.

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