Beschreibung:

The Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Qutb al-din Sukman (II) bin Muhammad (581-97 AH/1185-1200 AD), Dirham, without mint, dated 584 AH/1188 AD, two diademed Roman busts, back to back, rev. cursive four line legend (S&S.13) (worn); Artuqs of Mardin, Husam al-din Timurtash (516-47 AH/1122-52 AD), Dirham, without mint and date, large male head right, within dotted border, rev. three line Kufic legend (S&S.26) (illustrated); Najm al-din Alpi (547-72 AH/1152-76 AD), Dirhams (2), similar to the last, but with script across truncation (S&S.27); Dirham, without mint and date, two diademed male heads facing, one slightly turned away, rev. youthful female head facing, legend around (S&S.30); Qutb al-din Ghazi II (572-80 AH/1176-84 AD), Dirhams (2), both without mint, dated, 578 AH 1182 AD and 579 AH/1183 AD, two diademed busts facing, one larger and to the fore, rev. five line Kufic legend (S&S.32.2, 32.3); Husam al-din Yuluq Arslan (580-97 AH/1184-1201 AD), 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 Kufic legend, the other with four lines (S&S.35.1, 35.2); Nasir al-din Artuq Arslan (597-637 AH/1201-39AD), Dirham, without mint, dated 598 AH/1201 AD, Turkish male bust facing, rev. five line Kufic legend within six-pointed star (S&S.37.2); Nasir al-din Artuq Arslan (597-637 AH/1201-39 AD), Dirham, struck at Mardin , dated 599 AH/1202 AD, Centaur-archer to right, rev. four line Kufic legend (S&S.38.1); Dirham, without mint, dated 611 AH/1214 AD, male Turkish head facing, legend around, rev. five line Kufic legend (S&S.40); Dirham, without mint, dated 628 AH/1230 AD, Turkish figure seating cross-legged, facing, rev. five line Kufic legend (S&S.46); Zangid Atabegs of Mosul, Qutb al-din Mawdud (544-65 AH/1149-70 AD), Dirhams (2), without mint, both dated 556 AH/1160 AD, Turkish male facing slightly left, date around, rev. four line Kufic legend, (S&S.59.2); Saif al-din Ghazi II (565-76 AH/1170-80 AD), Dirham, without mint, dated 566 AH/1170 AD, similar to last (S&S.60) (illustrated); Lu'lu'id of Mosul, Badr al-din Lu'lu (631-57 AH/1234-1259 AD), Dirham, struck at al-Mawsil , dated 631 AH/1233 AD, diademed classical head to left, within a square, legends around, rev. four line Naskhi legend within a circle (S&S.68); Zengid Atabegs of Sinjar, Qutb al-din Muhammad bin Zengi (594-616 AH/1197-1219 AD), Dirham, struck at Sinjar , dated 596 AH/1199 AD, heroic male bust left, legend around, rev. four line Kufic legend (S&S.81.1); Zangid Atabegs of al-Jazira, Mu'izz al-din Sanjar Shah (576-605 AH/1180-1209 AD), Double Dirham? 30.97g., struck at al-Jazira, date unclear (MWI.1143); Bektiginids, Muzaffar al-din Kakbari ibn Ali (586-630 AH/1190-1232 AD), Dirham, without mint and date (MWI.1146-7), the last worn, others vary from fine to very fine, an interesting group (21)