ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (29mm, 11.29 g, 6h). Citing 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid billah. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 566-572 (AD 1170-1176)

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Lot: 666. Estimated: $ 100

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

Sold For $ 60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (29mm, 11.29 g, 6h). Citing 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid billah. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 566-572 (AD 1170-1176). Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, Kalima above and below, name and title of Abbasid caliph to right and left / Facing female head, wearing necklace; name, title, and genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi in outer margin. Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5; ICV 1203. Brown surfaces, traces of hard green, light roughness. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 7 April 2021 at 13:41:40 ET.

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