104, Lot: 233. Estimate $75. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES. Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yulug Arslan. AH 580-597 (1184-1201 AD). Æ Dirhem (31mm, 15.26 gm, 11h). AH 589 (1193 AD). Three standing figures around central seated figure (Virgo surrounded by planets - death of Saladin) / Three-line legend giving the name and titles of the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir within circle. Spengler & Sayles 35.1; Edhem 57. Near VF, reddish-brown and gray-green patina.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.