CNG 109, Lot: 793. Estimate $300. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (35.5mm, 15.45 g, 4h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated issue. Diademed and draped male busts, vis-à-vis;
laqabs of Najm al-Din Alpi above and below; tamgha to lower left / Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing; genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Whelan Type II, 40-41; S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3; ICV 1201. Good VF, brown patina, traces of earthen deposits.