Beschreibung:

Pictorial Coinage; The Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Nasir al-din Mahmud (597-619 AH/1200-22 AD), Dirham, struck at al-Hisn , dated 610 AH/1230AD two-headed eagle with stylised wings spread, rev. four line kufic legend (S&S.15); Rukn al-din Mawdud (619-29 AH/1222-32 AD), Dirham, struck at Amid , small two-headed eagle within a circle, the whole within a square, rev. legend within a circle, within a square, dated 621 AH/1224 AD (S&S.19); Najm al-din Alpi (547-72 AH/1152-76 AD), Dirham, without mint and date, large diademed head facing right, rev. three line kufic legend (S&S.27); another, similar, but countermarked Najm al-din Malik Diyarbakr (see The Mardin Hoard, pl.VIII, no.3); Dirham, without mint and date, diademed male busts facing each other, rev. Virgin, nimbate to right, Byzantine emperor on left (S&S.28); Dirham, without mint, dated 558 AH/1162 AD, diademed male bust three-quarters left, rev. female bust facing, wearing a three-pointed crown (S&S.29.1); Dirham, without mint and date, two diademed male heads facing, rev. youthful female head facing, within a beaded circle (S&S.30); Qutb al-din II Ghazi II (572-80 AH/1176-84 AD), Dirham, without mint, dated 577 AH/1181 AD, two diademed busts facing, one larger and to the fore, rev. five line legend (S&S.32.1); Husam al-din Yuluq Arslan (580-97 AH/1184-1201 AD), Dirham, without mint, dated 581 AH/1185 AD, diademed Turkish male facing, rev. legend within six-pointed star (S&S.33) (illustrated); Dirham, without mint and date, large diademed Roman-style head, facing a smaller, Byzantine, forward facing bust, rev. four line Kufic legend (S&S.34); Dirhams (2), without mint, dated 589 AH/1193 AD, four full-length figures, one seated, rev. three line legend within a circular border (S&S.35.1); Nasir al-din Artuq Arslan (597-637 AH/1201-39 AD), Dirham, struck at Mardin , dated 599 AH/1202 AD, centaur-archer to left, Kufic legend around, rev. four line Kufic legend (S&S.38) (illustrated); Dirham, without mint, dated 611 AH/1214 AD, male head with Turkish features slightly left, rev. five line Kufic legend (S&S.40); Zengid Atabegs of Mosul, Qutb al- din Mawdud (544-65 AH/1149-70 AD), Dirhams (2), without mint, dated 565 AH/1169 AD, Dirham, Turkish male facing slightly left, rev. four line Kufic legend (S&S.59.7); Saif al-din Ghazi II (565-76 AH/1170-80 AD), Dirham, struck at al-Jazira , dated 575 AH/1179 AD, helmeted male head left, legend in front, rev. three line Kufic legend within circle (S&S.61.3); 'Izz ad-din Mas'ud I (576-89 AH/1180-93 AD), Dirham, struck at al-Mawsil , partial date 58X, crowned Turkish female figure seated, holding large crescent, rev. five line Naskhi legend (S&S.63); Badr al-din Lu'Lu (631-57 AH/1234-59 AD), Dirham, struck at al-Mawsil , dated 631 AH/1233 AD, diademed classical head left, within square, legend around, rev. four line Naskhi legend within circle (S&S.68) (pierced); Zangids of Sinjar, Qutb al-din Muhammad bin Zengi (594-616 AH/1197-1219 AD), Dirhams (2), struck at Sinjar , dated 596 AH/1199 AD, with Tamgha before head, and 598 AH/1201 AD, heroic male bust left, rev. four line Kufic legend (S&S.81.1, 81.2), generally very fine, an interesting and varied group (21)