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Title	Georgia, Queen Rusudan, AE Fals, 1227 AD
Obverse	Initials for Queen Rusudan within a Square Design
Reverse	Arabic Inscription
Type/denomination	AE Fals
Origin	Georgia
Period	1227
Description	This coin is a copper fals minted in 1227 AD during the reign of Queen Rusudan of Georgia. The obverse of the coin includes initials that stand for Rusudan surrounded by a square, ornamental design. The date is also included around the outside of the design. The reverse bears a four line Arabic inscription that translates: "Queen of Kings and Queens; Glory of the World, Kingdom and Faith; Rusudan, daughter of Tamar, Champion of the Messiah; May God increase [her] victories." Queen Rusudan ruled Georgia from 1223 to 1245 AD. Her rule was largely unsuccessful, as it was defined by invasions by the Jalal al-Din from Khwarazm and the Mongols. In the early 13th century, the Mongols invaded Khwarazm, located in Central Asia and what is now Uzbekistan. The displaced ruler of Khwarazm, Jalal al-Din, then invaded Georgia and defeated the Georgian and Armenian army in 1225, driving the queen and her court into the western part of the country. The Mongols then defeated Jalal al-Din in 1230, allowing the queen to return to the city of Tiflis in eastern Georgia. In 1235, however, the Mongols invaded and conquered Georgia by the early 1240s. Queen Rusudan was then required to pay tribute to and supply an army for the Mongols. When Queen Rusudan first took refuge in western Georgia, she minted copper coins with the date 1227 on them. Though production of the coins probably continued until after she returned to Tiflis in 1230, the coins all bear the same date of 1227 AD.
Publisher	Hillsdale College
Donor	Alwin C. Carus
Collection	Medieval
Accession number	20051130
Catalog Number	Lang 13

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