Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (9.5mm, 11.87 g, 8h). Mardin mint. Dated AH 599 (AD 1202/3). VF.Electronic Auction 559 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (9.5mm, 11.87 g, 8h). Mardin mint. Dated AH 599 (AD 1202/3). Centaur advancing left, head facing, drawing bow at head of dragon emerging from his tail; mint name and AH date around / Names and titles of Abbasid caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid overlord in four lines; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan in margins. Whelan Type II, 61-3; S&S Type 38.1; Album 1830.2. Attractive brown surfaces, slight peripheral weakness. VF. |