ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.62 g, 2h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated issue.

Electronic Auction 477
Lot: 682. Estimated: $ 200

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.62 g, 2h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated issue. Diademed and draped male busts, vis-à-vis; laqabs of Najm al-Din Alpi above and below; tamgha to lower left / Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing; genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Whelan Type II, 40-41; S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3. Brown surfaces. Near VF.

From the Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Alexandre Carathéodory Pasha (1833-1906) Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 35, 20 May 2015), lot 740.


Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 13:47:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.