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Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English and Turkish. 12 p., (4 p. in English, 4 p. in French, and 4 p. in Turkish text), 1 b/w plate. A silver Seldjoucide coin unknown until now Djimri Sultan Siyavush.= Une monnaie Seldjoucide Djimri inconnue jusqu'ici.= Simdiye kadar görülmiyen Cimri sikkesi. (Selchuk Sultan Alâeddin Siyavush, b. 1277) 'Djimri' according to the writings of Osman Ferid Saglam, the word 'Cimri' is used as a synonym for 'ephony-sultan'. Yazicioglu Ali, in his book entitled 'Tevârih-i Âl-i Selçuk' (No: 1390, Revan Library, the Topkapi Palace) argues that Cimri was not a name attributed to a vagabond who had claimed that he was Siyavus bin Izzeddin, but a derisive adjective used for him by pro-Seljuk historians. The actual meaning of the word is 'ordinary', or 'III-bred', or 'one who has sprung up from anywhere'.