Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Qutb al-Din Sukman II. AH 581-597 / AD 1185-1200. Æ Dirham (26mm, 10.13 g, 6h). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 594 (AD 1198/9). Near VF.Electronic Auction 559 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Qutb al-Din Sukman II. AH 581-597 / AD 1185-1200. Æ Dirham (26mm, 10.13 g, 6h). Unlisted (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 594 (AD 1198/9). Nimbate half-length male bust facing slightly right, wearing sharbush and holding scepter and globus; AH date around / Name, title, and genealogy of Qutb al-Din Sukman II in four lines; name of Abbasid caliph in margins. Whelan Type III, 146-8; S&S Type 14; Album 1822.3. Brown surfaces, traces of green, some roughness. Near VF. |