Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (27mm, 13.95 g, 8h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 623 (AD 1220/1). Near VF.Electronic Auction 572 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (27mm, 13.95 g, 8h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 623 (AD 1220/1). Draped male bust facing; name and titles of the Seljuq sultan Ala al-Din Kay Qubadh around / Names and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir and Artuq Arslan; AH date in margins. Whelan Type VII; S&S Type 44; Album 1830.8; ICV 1218. Green and brown patina, traces of earthen deposits patina, porosity, roughness. Near VF. |