ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (31mm, 13.54 g, 6h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 596 (AD 1199/1200).

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Lot: 720.

Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (31mm, 13.54 g, 6h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 596 (AD 1199/1200). Turk seated facing with legs crossed, holding sword and severed head; name of Nur al-Din to left, tendril ornament in exergue / Legend in three lines citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir; names and titles of Ayyubid overlords, titles of Artuq Arslan, and date around. Whelan Type IV; S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4. Brown surfaces, with spots of green. Good Fine.

Ex J. P. Righetti Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 348, 8 April 2015), lot 774.


Closing Date and Time: 2 December 2020 at 13:59:40 ET.

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