On the Origin of Coin Type Spread in the Near East (Coin of the Georgian King Giorgi III (1174 (original) (raw)
2022, BULLETIN OF THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 16, no. 4,
The subject of present paper is the study of iconographic peculiarities of a numismatic monument of medieval Georgia-copper coin minted in 1174 by Giorgi III (1157-1184). Style of representation of Giorgi III, his attire and royal paraphernalia, occupies a distinct place in a set of portrayals of medieval secular authorities. Lately obtained specimens have substantiated an assumption suggested by Mikheil Barataeff (Baratashvili) in 1844 that king appears on coin clad in military armor. Motif of coin depicts an image of powerful king familiar to the Islamic world, therefore defining this world as its addressee. Eclecticism and ambitious message of the central design is connected to specific historical event, namely the takeover of Ani and striking coins at the local mint. Carried out research of roots of Orientalizing style of representation lead to conjecture that coin issued by Giorgi III stands out not only for introduction of extravagant features like the image of the king-hunter and military attire. It became evident that a portrait of a king sitting with his legs crossed did not occur on Islamic coins prior to 1174, i.e. before minting these coins. The motif introduced by Georgian king as a coin type, antedates coin types spread in the Near East later on which testifies to the political prowess of Georgian kingdom in the milieu of Muslim countries.
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