Özet:

Anemurium, one of the harbour cities of the Rough Cilicia Region in the Ancient Period, is located in the Anamur District of Mersin Province. During the archaeological excavations carried out in the city in 2022, a group of 50 coins was recovered from the Roman Roman period Barrel Vaulted Tomb No. A I 11 in the necropolis area. Thirty-seven of the coins, which were found collectively and largely preserved, belong to the Anatolian Seljuks and constitute the subject of this article. The coins of the Anatolian Seljuk period evaluated in this study are silver dirhams dated between 602/1205-1206 and 622/1225-1226. One of them was minted by Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev I (601/608), five by İzzeddin Keykavus I (607-616) and 31 by Alaeddin Keykubad I (616-634). These dirhams were minted in Konya, Sivas and Kayseri and reflect the general characteristics of the period with their typeface, form and ornamentation. The material culture evidence and sources documenting the Turkish rule in present-day Anamur and the ancient city of Anemurium are quite limited. For this reason, the coins in question, provided that their portability is taken into account, are a very valuable document proving the conquest and domination process carried out by the Anatolian Seljuks in the region in the early years of the 13th century. These and similar finds are of great importance in terms of showing that many new information can be obtained about both the ancient city of Anemurium and the history of the region.