Artuqids of Khartpert. Imad al-Din Abu Bakr. AH 581-600 / AD 1185-1203. Æ Dirham (28mm, 8.75 g, 4h). Unnamed (Khartpert[?]) mint. Dated AH 58[...]. VF.Electronic Auction 551 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Khartpert. Imad al-Din Abu Bakr. AH 581-600 / AD 1185-1203. Æ Dirham (28mm, 8.75 g, 4h). Unnamed (Khartpert[?]) mint. Dated AH 58[...]. Personification of constellation al-Ḥawwa' (Ophiuchos)9:49:55 AM male figure standing left, holding neck and tail of serpent / Name, title, and genealogy of Imad al-Din Abu Bakr, and name and title of Abbasid caliph in five lines; [AH date in left] and right outer margins. Whelan Type I, 164-6; S&S Type 21; Album 1825.1. Earthen black-green patina, peripheral weakness. VF. |