Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 1093. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2006.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. 1144-1174. Æ Dirhem (15.28 g, 6h). Draped half-length figure facing slightly left, holding globe and scepter / Arabic legend in three lines. S&S Type 4; Album 1820.4. Good VF, green and brown patina. Well struck for issue. Rare.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection.