Artuqids of Khartpert. 'Imad al-Din Abu Bakr. AH 581-600 / AD 1185-1203. Æ Dirham (30mm, 13.67 g, 9h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir as overlord. Unlisted (Khartpert[?]) mint. Dated AH 582 (AD 1186/7). VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 322. Estimated: $ 1 000

Islamic, Bronze

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Artuqids of Khartpert. 'Imad al-Din Abu Bakr. AH 581-600 / AD 1185-1203. Æ Dirham (30mm, 13.67 g, 9h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Nasir as overlord. Unlisted (Khartpert[?]) mint. Dated AH 582 (AD 1186/7). Figure on dragon left, holding its neck and tail / Name, title, and genealogy of Imad al-Din Abu Bakr, and name and title of Abbasid caliph in five lines; AH date in left and right outer margin. S&S 21.1 (this coin illustrated); Album 1825.1. Attractive brown patina. VF. Extremely rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Sternberg XIII (17 November 1983), lot 1261.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:47:00 ET.



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