Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 597-619 / AD 1200-1222. Æ Dirham (28.5mm, 11.90 g, 9h). Hisn Kayfa mint. Dated AH 610 (AD 1213/4). VF.Electronic Auction 559 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 597-619 / AD 1200-1222. Æ Dirham (28.5mm, 11.90 g, 9h). Hisn Kayfa mint. Dated AH 610 (AD 1213/4). Double-headed eagle displayed on ornamental base; Artuqid tamgha on breast; mint formula and AH date in right and left fields / Name and title of Nasir al-Din Mahmudand Ayyubid overlord in four lines; name of Abbasid caliph in margins. Whelan Type IB, 152-3; S&S Type 15; Album 1823.1. Brown patina, slight green deposits. VF. |