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House of Mengüjek numismatics
Sayf al-Din Shahanshah's coinage, of which there are three known varieties in copper, captures the essence of Seljuk dominance as it was felt in Divrigi in late twelfth-century Anatolia. The earliest type, which dates to 1171-2, is inscribed with Shahanshah's name on the reverse and Kilij Arslan II's name and title on the obverse. This coin was most likely indicates a numismatic symbol of servitude to Kilij Arslan II, during the time Shahanshah seized control in Divrigi. Although it is not dated, a second type of Shahanshah coin lacks the name of the Seljuk sultan. This type likely refers to the time just after Kilij Arslan II's death in 1192, when the sultan's sons engaged in a civil war for the Seljuk throne.

Sultanate of Rum
A significant portion of the Islamic Near East may have experienced a "silver famine" because of little, or very little, silver mintings from the eleventh and most of the twelfth centuries, however, at the start of the thirteenth century a "silver flood" occurred in Rum Seljuq territory when Anatolian silver mines were discovered. The fineness of Rum Seljuq dirhams is similar to that of dinars; frequently, both were struck using the same dies. The Seljuq silver coinage's superior quality and prominence contributed to the dynasty's affluence throughout the early part of the thirteenth century and explains why it served as a kind of anchor for the local "currency community." The Empire of Trebizond and Armenian Cilician silver coins were modeled after the fineness and weight specifications of Rum Seljuq coins.

The earliest documented Rum Seljuq copper coins were made in the first part of the twelfth century in Konya and the eastern Anatolian emirates. Extensive numismatic evidence suggests that, starting in the middle of the thirteenth century and continuing until the end of the Seljuk dynasty, silver-producing mints and silver coinage flourished, particularly in central and eastern Anatolia.

The sun-lion and the equestian are the two central motifs in the Rum Seljuq numismatic figural repertoire. The image of a horseman with two more arrows ready and his bow taut represents strength and control and is a representation of the ideal Seljuq king of the Great Age. The image initially appeared on Rum Seljuq copper coins in the late eleventh century. The first to add equestrian iconography to silver and gold coins was Rukn al-Din Sulayman II(r.1197-1204).

Antalya minted coins with 'Izz al-Din Kaykawus name from November 1261 to November 1261.