Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (30mm, 14.44 g, 10h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 589 (AD 1193). Near VF.Electronic Auction 536 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (30mm, 14.44 g, 10h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 589 (AD 1193). Three standing figures around central female figure seated left in attitude of mourning / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in five lines; name and title of Ayyubid overlord, Saif al-Din Abu Bakr in margins; name and titles of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin. Whelan Type III, 55-6; S&S Type 35.2; Album 1829.3. Earthen brown patina, areas of stabilized green, scratches. Near VF. |