CNG 94, Lot: 1607. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Nur al-Din Muhammad. AH 570-581 / AD 1174-1185. Æ Dirhem (29mm, 12.63 g, 6h). Dated AH 571 (AD 1175/6). Angel with right wing raised standing facing, holding serpent; AH date to right and left / Name, title, and pedigree of Nur al-Din Muhammad in five lines; name of Abbasid caliph to right and left. Whelan Type I, 135-6; S&S Type 9; Album 1821.1. VF, dark green patina. Rare.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 243 (27 October 2010), lot 588.