Artuqids of Mardin. Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (35.5mm, 11.17 g, 6h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid as overlord. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 560-566 (AD 1165-1170). Near EF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 323. Estimated: $ 150

Islamic, Bronze

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Artuqids of Mardin. Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (35.5mm, 11.17 g, 6h). Citing the Abbasid caliph al-Mustanjid as overlord. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated, but struck AH 560-566 (AD 1165-1170). Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, Kalima above and below, name and title of Abbasid caliph to right and left / Facing female head, wearing necklace; name, title, and genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi in outer margin. Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5. Orangish earthen dark brown patina, roughness. Near EF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Warden Family Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 97, 17 September 2014), lot 853.


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