Artuqids of Mardin. Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. AH 572-580 / AD 1176-1184. Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.40 g, 1h). Dated AH 579 (1183/4). Near EF.

Electronic Auction 567
Lot: 715.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

Islamic, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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Artuqids of Mardin. Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. AH 572-580 / AD 1176-1184. Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.40 g, 1h). Dated AH 579 (1183/4). Two Byzantine-style diademed and draped facing busts, resembling the coins of Heraclius and his son; AH date in margin / Name of Abbasid caliph, partial mint formula and name and pedigree of Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II in five lines across field and in margins. Whelan Type I, 46-7; S&S Type 32.3; Album 1828.2. Brown patina. Near EF. Rare variety with star below busts.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 481 (25 November 2020), lot 712.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 13:58:00 ET.

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