CNG 97, Lot: 874. Estimate $200. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirhem (24mm, 6.70 g, 3h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 611 (AD 1214/5). Bareheaded and draped male bust facing slightly left; name and titles of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan in outer margin / Names and titles of Abbasid caliph and Ayyubid overlord in five lines; above, Artuqid tamgha flanked by stars; AH date in outer margins. Whelan type IVA, 66-7; S&S Type 40; Album 1830.4. Good VF, earthen dark green patina.

From the Warden Family Collection.