148, Lot: 489. Estimate $100. Sold for $91. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid. Qutb al-Din Sukman (II) bin Muhammad. AH 581-597/AD 1185-1200. Æ Dirham (28mm, 10.57 g, 11h). Dated AH 584 (AD 1188/9). Diademed Roman-style heads back to back; AH date above / Name, titles, and “Helper of the Commander of the Faithful,” in Arabic in four lines across fields; ism and laqab name of Ayyubid overlord Yusuf bin Ayyub (Salah al-Din) continued in external voids. S&S Type 13. Near VF, green patina with earthen overtones.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection.

The dual head possibly represent the astrological sign of Gemini.