Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1230. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Danishmendids (Sivas). Nizam al-Din Yaghi Basan. AH 536-559 / AD 1142-1164. Æ Dirhem (9.45 g, 6h). Name of Nisam al-Din Yaghi Basan in three lines across field / Diademed and draped bust right; titles continued in margin. Whelan Type A, 8; CMM -; Album 1245. Near VF, dark brown patina. Very rare.