Abstract
The present paper examines the coinage of King Arslân Arġu brother to Sultan Malik hâh theSaljuq who ruled over Khorasan in (485 490 AH. / 1092 1096 AD.) and struck coins whichreflected the prevailing political conditions at the time. Arslân Arġu inscribed on his coins the name ofthe Abbasid Caliph, Al Muqtadi, to win his favour and guarantee that his coinage would be consideredlegitimate in circulation while some of his coins show that he omitted the name of Barkiyarq, SultanMalik hâhs son and successor, to announce that he is the sole ruler of Khorasan and that he does notconsider Barkiyarq the legitimate ruler of the great Saljuq lands. However, on other coins Arslân Arġuinscribed the name of Barkiyarq together with his own name to proclaim himself ruler of Khorasanand, at the same time, to avoid annoying Barkiyarq or enraging him, especially because Barkiyarq wasable to defeat all his enemies and have independent rule over Saljuq lands. In this way, Arslân Arġuscoinage reflects the political conditions of the great Saljuq reign at the time when he was ruler ofKhorasan.
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