CNG 84, Lot: 1680. Estimate $300. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirhem (34mm, 15.12 g, 1h). Dated AH 582 (AD 1186/7). Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust, hand across chest; name around / Name of Ayyubid overlord al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin) in five lines within six-pointed star; partial mint formula and AH date in margins. Whelan Type I, 50-1; S&S Type 33.3; Album 1829.1. Good VF, green and brown patina, small edge crack.