CNG 84, Lot: 1678. Estimate $500. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirhem (34mm, 13.91 g, 6h). Struck AH 560-566 (AD 1164-1170). Two diademed male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, Kalima above and below, name of Abbasid caliph to right and left / Female head facing; name and pedigree of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5. Choice EF, dark brown patina. Perfectly centered on a broad flan.