CNG 94, Lot: 1619. Estimate $200. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (al-Mawsil). 'Izz al-Din Mas'ud II. AH 607-615 / AD 1211-1218. Æ Dirhem (27mm, 11.92 g, 7h). al-Mawsil mint. Dated AH 607 (AD 1211/2). Diademed and draped bust left; mint formula and AH date in outer margin / Kalima, name and title of Abbasid caliph, and name and title of 'Izz al-Din Mas'ud II in six lines; continuation of title and name of Ayyubid overlord in outer margins. Whelan Type I, 185-6; S&S Type 65.1; Album 1867. VF, brown patina.
From the J.-P. Righetti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 203 (28 January 2009), lot 529 (part of).