ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (5.94g), NM, ND, A-1820.1, SS-1, facing bust of Christ (Christ Pantocrator), showing the book of Gospels in his left hand, the first issue of Amid & Kayfa, Very Good, RR.
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Sep 18, 2014 America/Los_Angeles
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Lot #576 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (10.02g), NM, AH560, A-1820.6, SS-6, long-haired male head facing, VF.
Lot #577 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF AMID & KAYFA: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, 1144-1174, AE dirham (6.43g), NM, AH56(2), A-1820.7, SS-7, long-haired male bust facing, some corrosion, nice portrait, VF.
Lot #578 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (16.09g), ND, A-1827.3, SS-28, two long-haired busts facing on obverse, Virgin Mary crowning the Byzantine emperor on reverse, lovely strike, VF.
Lot #579 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Alpi, 1152-1176, AE dirham (11.26g), AH558, A-1827.4, SS-29, draped bust facing slightly left on the obverse, facing bust wearing Sasanian crown on the reverse, bold strike, trace of porosity, strong VF.
Lot #580 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Il-Ghazi II, 1176-1184, AE dirham (14.71g), AH579, A-1828.2, SS-32, large & small draped busts facing, VF. The bottom three lines of the reverse text are hadha al-dirham ma'lun man yu'ayyaruhu, "cursed is he who abuses this dirham ".
Lot #581 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Yuluq Arslan, 1184-1201, AE dirham (12.31g), AH589, A-1829.3, SS-35, four figures in a "lamentation " scene, said to corroborate the death of Saladin in that year, short reverse central text, VF.
Lot #582 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Artuq Arslan, 1201-1239, AE dirham (9.68g), Mardin, AH606, A-1830.3, SS-39, leopard-rider left, bold mint & date, one small area of light porosity, VF.
Lot #583 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Artuq Arslan, 1201-1239, AR dirham (2.91g), Dunaysir, AH625, A-1831.2, citing the Rumseljuq ruler Kayqubad I as overlord & the caliph al-Mustansir, EF.
Lot #584 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQIDS OF MARDIN: Artuq Arslan, 1201-1239, AR dirham (2.85g), Dunaysir, AH626, A-1831.2, citing the Rumseljuq overlord Kayqubad I, lovely strike, choice VF.
Lot #585 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ARTUQID, LU'LU'ID & ZANGID:LOT of 30 pieces (25 copper & 5 silver), including 17 large pictorial & related copper coins (A-1820.7, 1826.2 (2 pcs), 1827.1, 1828.3, 1829.2, 1829.3, 1829.4, 1830.3, 1830.4 (2), 1850, 1870.1, 1874.2 (2), 1879.1 and 1880.1, average VG, a few Fine, some corroded or porous, in envelopes mark with A#), 8 common copper and 5 common silver not identified (average Fine to VF), retail value about $400-500, lot...
Lot #586 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ZANGIDS OF SYRIA: al-Salih Isma'il, 1174-1181, AR ½ dirham (1.40g), NM, ND, A-1853, struck at Halab, but always without mint name, superb strike, perfectly centered, choice EF.
Lot #587 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mawdud, 1149-1169, AE dirham (11.91g), NM, AH555, A-1858, SS-59, superb strike, choice VF.
Lot #588 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ZANGIDS OF AL-MAWSIL: Mahmud, 1219-1233, AV dinar (4.52g), al-Mawsil, AH622, A-1869, with the caliph al-Nasir (AH575-622), EF.
Lot #589 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
LU'LU'IDS: Badr al-Din Lu'lu', 1233-1258, AV dinar (5.75g), "al-Mawsil ", blundered date, A-1871, contemporary imitation, with many spelling errors in both the religious and administrative texts, VF to EF. It seems likely that these imitations were made either in the Christian communities or in the regions brought under Mongol domination.
Lot #590 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
BEGTIMURID: Sayf al-Din Begtimur, 1183-1193, AE fals (6.11g), NM, AH(5)82, A-1889, mare over suckling foal, very clear date, small area of weakness, Fine to VF.
Lot #591 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
MENKUJAKID of Divrigi: Sayf al-Din Shahinshah, 1177-1178, AE dirham (6.46g), NM, ND, A-1893, inscriptions only, decent strike for this coarsely struck type, VF, RRR.
Lot #592 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
KHAQANID: Abu'l-Hasan Muhammad b. Ahmad, 981-991, AR donative dirham (2.86g), Bardha'a, AH373, A-1907Z, helmeted horseman left, 3 lines text, abu'l-hayja / 'ali khalifat Allah / muhammad bin al-sallâr / kalima in center, mint & date around, pierced, never cleaned, VF to EF, RRRR. This is only known donative of the Khaqanids, also known as the Shirvanshahs, 2nd period. This is the third known specimen and probably the only one in...
Lot #593 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
ASSASSINS AT ALAMUT (BATINID): Muhammad III, 1221-1254, AR dirham (3.40g), MM, AH619, A-1921, struck at Maymana, but mint off flan due to some weakness and off-centering of strike, attractive VF, RRR. This type bears purely Sunni inscriptions, and the royal inscriptions resemble those of the Khwarizmshah ruler Muhammad.
Lot #594 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
SALGHURID: Abish bint Sa'd, 1265-1285, AR dirham (2.62g), NM, AH(6)65, A-1930, with the Chinese character bao in the obverse center, about 25% flat strike, VF, RR.
Lot #595 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
SALGHURID: Abish bint Sa'd, 1265-1285, AR dirham (2.80g), NM, AH(6)65, A-1930, with the Chinese character bao in the obverse center, minor weakness (as normal for this type), lightly cleaned, VF, RR.
Lot #596 - islamic atabegs and contemporarires
QUTLUGHKHANID: Suyurghatmish, 1282-1294, AV dinar (5.69g) (Kirman), AH684, A-B1936, Zeno-19195 (this piece), citing the Ilkhan ruler Arghun as overlord, boldly clear date, VF, RR.
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