354, Lot: 746. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. 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 (32mm, 16.40 g, 5h). Dated AH 596 (AD 1199/1200). Turk seated facing with legs crossed, holding sword and severed head; name of Nur al-Din to left, tendril ornament in exergue / Legend in three lines citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir; names and titles of Ayyubid overlords, titles of Artuq Arslan, and date around. Whelan Type IV; S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4. Near VF, brown surfaces, a few cleaning marks.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection.