Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (30.5mm, 11.56 g, 6h). Unnamed (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 560 (AD 1164/5). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 591
Lot: 698.
Closing Date: Jul 16 2025 10:00 ET

Islamic, Bronze

Estimate: $ 100

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Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Æ Dirham (30.5mm, 11.56 g, 6h). Unnamed (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 560 (AD 1164/5). Bareheaded and draped male bust, wearing long hair, facing slightly left; Shahada and name of Abbasid caliph around / Name, title, and genealogy of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines; AH date in left and right outer margins. Whelan Type III, 121-2; S&S Type 6; Album 1820.6. Dark brown surfaces, area of weakness on reverse, struck on ragged flan. Good VF.

From the Drewry Family Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 16 July 2025 at 13:52:20 ET.

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