Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1656. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES. Ayyubids of Mesopotamia.al Adil Sayf al Din Abu Bakr Muhammad I. As Governor in Mesopotamia, 1194-1199. Æ Dirhem (12.08 gm, 1h). Mayafariqin mint. Dated AH 591 (1194/1195 AD). Byzantine style crowned facing bust; date around head / Five line legend citing Kalima and pedigree. Balog 340-ANS; Edhem 191; cf. MWI 824. EF, dark brown patina. A few light scratches in the patina, but one of the most sharply struck specimens seen. ($300)