Well Struck on a Broad Flan

217, Lot: 488. Estimate $150. Sold for $420. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirhem (36mm, 15.92 g, 12h). Draped male busts, vis-à-vis; laqab in Naskh above and below, tamgha to lower left / Byzantine emperor standing facing, being crowned by the Theotokos; legend giving the name and pedigree of Alpi in Naskh. S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3. Good VF, brown patina, light deposits. Well struck on a broad flan.

From the Alexandre de Barros Collection.