GEORGIA. Kingdom. Georgii III, 1156-1184. AE (Bronze, 23 mm, 2.86 g, 4 h), 394 (Georgian years, counted using the Paschal cycle) = AD 1174. Giorgi III seated facing with crossed legs, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding falcon in his right hand and placing his left on his hip; in field to right, Mkhedruli letters, GI for Giorgi; in field to left, K(o)R(oni)K(on) 394. Rev. 'King of kings / Giorgi, son of Dimitri / sword of the Messiah' in Kufic. Bennett 144. Very rare. Harshly cleaned, otherwise, about very fine.

Georgi III was the father of the famous queen, T'amar