Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (25mm, 9.88 g, 6h). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 559 (AD 1163/4). Good VF.Electronic Auction 563 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (25mm, 9.88 g, 6h). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 559 (AD 1163/4). Crowned, bearded, and draped half-length facing Byzantine-style bust; AH date around / Clean-shaven half-length figure facing slightly left; name and title of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in outer margin. Whelan Type II, 119-20; S&S Type 5; Album 1820.5. Thick earthen black-green patina. Good VF. Very rare. |