Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 1113. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2006.  Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC DYNASTIES, Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. 1201-1239. Æ Dirhem (11.93 g, 6h). Mardin mint. Dated 633 (1235/1236). Facing male bust (Sun) / Five-line legend in squarish Kufic with two stars between second, third, and fourth lines. S&S Type 47.2; Album 1830.10. Good VF, dark brown, almost black surfaces, brassy highlights.

From the Henry Chitwood Collection.