The Finds of Seljuq, Ilkhanid and Mamluk Coins in Dubrovnik

U radu se obrađuju rijetki nalazi novca s kraja 13./početka 14. stoljeća koji potječu iz Anatolije, Perzije i Egipta, a kovani su u vrijeme Mas’uda II (vladara Ikonijskog Sultanata, Sultanate of Rūm), Abu Sa’ida (vladara Ilkhanidske države) i al-Malika an-Nāṣira Muhammada I (sultana na čelu Mamelučkog Sultanata). Nalazi potječu iz jezgre Dubrovnika, s arheološkog istraživanja lokaliteta benediktinskog samostanskog kompleksa Sv. Marija od Kaštela. Novac tih vladara izuzetno je rijedak u ovom dijelu Europe, dok u Hrvatskoj predstavlja jedinstveni nalaz te potvrđuje veze Dubrovčana s dosta udaljenim državama i ističe njihove šire kontakte na Mediteranu i Crnome moru. Ovi novci vjerojatno dospijevaju u ruke Dubrovčana prilikom njihovih trgovačko-pomorskih pothvata u Egiptu, Siriji i na jugoistoku Crnoga mora u Trapezuntu, jer Trapezuntsko Carstvo u 13. stoljeću pada pod Ikonijski Sultanat, a potom i pod Ilkhanidsku državu.This article presents very rare numismatic finds excavated on the site of the Benedictine Monastery of St Mary of Kaštel in the historic nucleus of Dubrovnik. The coins date from the end of the thirteenth―beginning of the fourteenth century and originate from Anatolia, Persia and Egypt. Although numismatic material from this site is numerous, these three finds are uncommon, as they represent the coins of Mas\u27ud II—the sultan of the Sultanate of Rum (Iconium), Abu Sa\u27id—the ruler of the Ilkhanid state and Muhammad I—the sultan of Mamluk sultanate. This archaeological material is a unique discovery in Croatia and in this part of Europe, and also confirms the lively trade and maritime contacts of Dubrovnik with very remote states in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in which these coins circulated. The article traces the origin and the historical routes of these Islamic coins in view of their recent finding in Dubrovnik