Islamic coin designs have a tendency to be just legends (frequently in beautiful Arabic calligraphy due to the faith's prohibition of depicting living things. KayKhusraw married a Christian princess of Georgia not the southern US state but the a south of Russia). Around their marriage and her conversion to Islam, we see this unusual pictoral type. We read two slightly various explanations. the first one says that the sun and lion point to the Zodiac sign 'Sun in Leo' while others designate the sun to your princess Tamar and the lion to the sultan...
No matter what was the scenario, the sultan was sufficiently fond of his wife to release a very non-Islamic looking coin in her honour.Modest letters on the reverse designate the coin to mint Konya and dating (641 AH or 1243 AD) making it the last of the series and from the year that the Battle of Köse Dağ sealed the fate in the Seljuk defeat by the Mongols.
These dirhams are not uncommon and came in quite a few varieties of mint, dating and contrary legend. I discover the art design from the lion and sun quite charming. In other forms, especially numerous before this time, the sun and lion were typically employed symbols in the Islamic planet so I cannot really be totally particular from the relationship with Tamar. However it is really a awesome story. Typically 21-23mm diameter, they make a lovely acquisition to a basic collection of early world coinage.