239, Lot: 598. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. 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 (33mm, 15.75 g, 9h). Draped male busts, vis-à-vis; ruler’s laqabs above and below, Artuqid tamgha to lower left / Byzantine emperor standing facing, being crowned by the Virgin Mary; kunya, ism, and pedigree around. S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3. VF, dark brown patina.