Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (32mm, 11.59 g, 6h). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 562 (AD 1166/7). VF.Electronic Auction 559 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 90. 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 (32mm, 11.59 g, 6h). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 562 (AD 1166/7). Draped half-length facing bust; AH date to right and left / Name and pedigree of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines; name of Abbasid caliph in left and right margins. Whelan Type IV, 123-4; S&S Type 7; Album 1820.7. Earthen dark brown patina, large areas of flat strike. VF. |