Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (30.3mm, 13.52 g, 2h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 589 (AD 1193). VF.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 2
Lot: 1312. Estimated: $ 150

Pre-Mongol Iran, Bronze

Sold For $ 170. 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 (30.3mm, 13.52 g, 2h). Without mint-name. Dated AH 589 (AD 1193). Four figures in a 'lamentation' scene. S&S 35.1; Album 1829.3. Glossy dark patina. VF.

While Spengler and Sayles gave the 'lamentation scene' an astrological significance, they nevertheless concluded that this celebrated type does indeed refer to the death of Saladin in this year

Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2023 at 3:43:40 ET.



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