Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (31mm, 10.17 g, 12h). Unnamed (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 560 (AD 1164/5). Near EF.

Electronic Auction 568
Lot: 645.
Closing Date: Aug 14 2024 10:00 ET

Islamic, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (31mm, 10.17 g, 12h). Unnamed (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 560 (AD 1164/5). Bareheaded and draped male bust, wearing long hair, facing slightly left; Shahada and name of Abbasid caliph around / Name, title, and genealogy of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines; AH date in left and right outer margins. Whelan Type III, 121-2; S&S Type 6; Album 1820.6. Earthen dark brown patina. Near EF.

Ex Pars 44 (18 December 2023), lot 283; Dr. David Majer Collection (Leu Web Auction 20, 16 July 2022), lot 3456.


Closing Date and Time: 14 August 2024 at 13:34:40 ET.

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