A Selection of Figural Dirhems
210, Lot: 315. Estimate $150. Sold for $408. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Nur al-Din Muhammad. AH 570-581 / AD 1174-1185. Æ Dirhem (29mm, 13.05 g, 5h). Dated AH 571 (AD 1175/6). Nimbate angel facing, right wing raised, left wing back, holding scroll over outstretched arms; date around / Legend in five lines, with titles and pedigree of Nur al-Din; marginal legend citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi. S&S Type 9; Album 1821.1. Good Fine, green and brown patina under earthen deposits.