289, Lot: 482. Estimate $150. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirhem (32mm, 13.78 g, 5h). Confronted draped male busts, vis-à-vis; laqab in Naskh above and below, tamgha to lower left / Theotokos standing right facing, crowning Byzantine emperor standing left facing; legends giving the name and pedigree of Alpi in Naskh. Whelan Type II, 40-1; S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3. VF, brown patina, minor porosity.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 210, lot 317.