CNG 97, Lot: 890. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (Sinjar). 'Imad al-Din Zangi II. AH 566-594 / AD 1170-1197. Æ Dirhem (27mm, 14.26 g, 6h). Nisabin (Nusaybin) mint. Dated AH [58]2 (AD 1186/7). Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in four lines within double pelleted border; mint formula and partial AH date in outer margin / Name and titles of 'Imad al-Din Zangi II in four lines within linear quadrate border; genealogy and Zangid tamghas in outer margin. Whelan Type I, 225 (rev. only); S&S Type 78.5; Album 1879.1. Good VF, earthen black-green patina, slightly crimped flan. Rare date.
From the Warden Family Collection.