CNG 84, Lot: 1670. Estimate $300. Sold for $430. 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 (28mm, 13.47 g, 6h). al-Hisn mint. Dated AH 578 (AD 1182/3). Diademed head left; mint and AH date in outer margin / Six-line legend citing name, title, and pedigree of Nur al-Din Muhammad and name of Abbasid caliph; additional titles to right and left. Whelan Type III, 139-40; S&S Type 11; Album 1821.3. VF, black patina with earthen overtones, some cleaning scratches on obverse.