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Artuqids of Mardin Najm al-Din Alpi 1152-1176 A.D. Dirham VF -- #AC79166
AE Dirham 30mm. 10.80g. Mardin Mint AH 547-572 Two diademed male heads facing; Kufic legend on four sides around.
Youthful female head facing, hair in six rolls; Naskhi legend around.
S&S 30; Album 1827.5 VF. Scarce. Red-brown patina. Very clear obverse legends. Light roughness. A scarcer Turkoman type. The obverse legend at right cites caliph al-Mustanjid, which Album states is the scarcer of the two possible caliphs found on this type.
 
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$ 85.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk) Artuqids of Mardin Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan AH597-637 (1201-1239 A.D.) Dirham VF -- #AC94222
AE Dirham 23mm. 5.70g. Mardin Mint AH611 Bust facing slightly l., legend around.
Legend in five lines; above, Artuqid tamgha between two stars; date in outer left and right margins.
Album 1830.4 VF. Dark green patina with tan fill. Some adhesions and light roughness.
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$ 45.00
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Artuqids of Mardin Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan AH597-637 (1201-1239 A.D.) Dirham Fine -- #AC86426
AE Dirham 27mm. 14.00g. Mardin Mint AH620 First-century-Roman style bust, r.; legend around.
Legend in four lines; marginal legends around.
Album 1830.7 Fine. Brown patina. Fairly rough. This type cites Ayyubid sultan al-Kamil Muhammad.
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$ 25.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (post-Seljuk) Danishmendids Nizam al-Din Yaghi Basan AH536-559 (1142-1164 A.D.) Dirham Near VF -- #AC107513
AE Dirham 31mm. 9.99g. Sivas (Siwas) mint ND Diademed and draped bust r.; titles around.
Name and titles in three lines.
Album 1245 Near VF. Scarce. Dark green-brown patina. Some unevenness of strike. Some mild roughness and adhesions.
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$ 165.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk) Artuqids of Mardin Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II AH572-580 (1176-1184 A.D.) Dirham VF -- #AC94604
AE Dirham 30mm. 11.40g. Mardin Mint Diademed head r., looking upward, within beaded square; ancestors around.
Name and titles of Il-Ghazi II in five lines, dotted border around.
Album 1828.1 VF. Green patina with some tan fill. A bit rough.
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$ 85.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk) Artuqids of Mardin Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II AH572-580 (1176-1184 A.D.) Dirham VF -- #AC94603
AE Dirham 30mm. 9.90g. Mardin Mint Diademed head r., looking upward, within beaded square; ancestors around.
Name and titles of Il-Ghazi II in five lines, dotted border around.
Album 1828.1 VF. Dark brown patina with heavy tan desert fill.
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$ 95.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk) Artuqids of Mardin Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II AH572-580 (1176-1184 A.D.) Dirham Near VF -- #AC94602
AE Dirham 32mm. 11.50g. Mardin Mint Diademed head r., looking upward, within beaded square; ancestors around.
Name and titles of Il-Ghazi II in five lines, dotted border around.
Album 1828.1 Near VF. Dark green-black patina with attractive tan fill. Some trace roughness. Some light cleaning marks.
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$ 95.00
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Zangids al-Mawsil (Mosul) Qutb al-Din Maudud or Sayf al-Din Ghazi II AH544-576 (1149-1180 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87323
AE Follis 24mm. 5.20g. al-Jazirah mint Oval counterstamp 'Lillah' and rectangular counterstamp 'Atabeg' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Rectangular counterstamp 'Atabeg' on Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 1(x2) and 16; Album 1947(x2) and 1958; Host: SB Anonymous Class G 1867(?) VF. Brown patina with rusty spots. Counterstamps about VF, host About Good. Seemingly rare combination. Mild porosity and rough rusty adhesions. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. This example features two different countermarks (one applied twice). 'Atabeg', applied to both sides, is anonymous but attributed to a Zangid ruler of Mosul; the 'Lillah' mark is an anonymous mark applied by an Artuqid ruler, probably at Mayyafariqin. Lowick considers them to have been contemporaneous, so it is difficult to say which came first, though the presence of two 'Atabeg' stamps, one of which appears to be the sharpest of the three, implies that this may be the later of the two types. This example is struck on an anonymous Byzantine follis attributed to the reign of Romanus IV, 1068-1071 A.D. These two different counterstamps only occurred together on two coins in the Mardin Hoard.
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$ 85.00
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Zangids al-Mawsil (Mosul) Qutb al-Din Maudud or Sayf al-Din Ghazi II AH544-576 (1149-1180 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87322
AE Follis 27mm. 3.50g. al-Jazirah mint Rectangular counterstamp 'Atabeg' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Rectangular counterstamp 'adl' Izz' on Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 1 and 12; Album 1947 and 1954; Host: SB Anonymous Class K 1901 VF. Brown patina with some rusty spots. 'Atabeg' counterstamp about VF, host Good. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. This example features two counterstamps. 'adl' Izz' is attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. After his death, the Zangids of al-Mawsil reclaimed al-Jazirah, and the anonymous 'Atabeg' counterstamp is subsequently found applied to Izz al-Din's coins. This example is struck on an anonymous Byzantine follis attributed to the reign of Alexius, 1081-1118 A.D., itself struck on an uncertain earlier type. These two countermarks commonly occur together.
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$ 55.00
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Zangids al-Mawsil (Mosul) Qutb al-Din Maudud or Sayf al-Din Ghazi II AH544-576 (1149-1180 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87320
AE Follis 30mm. 6.80g. al-Jazirah mint Rectangular counterstamp 'Atabeg' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 1; Album 1947; Host: SB Anonymous Class D 1836 VF. Brown patina with some rusty spots, typical of the hoard. Counterstamp about VF, host Good. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Includes ticket citing that this coin is ex. Mardin Hoard. Though the 'Atabeg' counterstamp on this coin can't be attributed to a single ruler, Lowick narrows it down to two possibilities, struck upon the retaking of al-Jazirah from Izz al-Din. This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Constantine IX, 1042-1055 A.D. This countermark was present on 231 coins in the Mardin Hoard, often on coins bearing Izz al-Din's counterstamps. The Mardin Hoard was a large group of copper coins found before 1972 in the vacinity of Mardin in modern-day southeastern Turkey. The hoard consisted of at least 13,500 pieces, including around 2,200 Byzantine folles countermarked by local Islamic rulers, as reported by N. M. Lowick, author of 'The Mardin Hoard,' a 1977 book published to document the countermarks found on the coins. The hoard was important in further understanding patterns of circulation and countermarking of Byzantine coins still being used in lands recently claimed by Islamic rulers. Most examples are heavily worn from circulation and many are countermarked several times, some on top of each other.
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$ 55.00
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Zangids al-Mawsil (Mosul) Qutb al-Din Maudud or Sayf al-Din Ghazi II AH544-576 (1149-1180 A.D.) Follis VF -- #AC87317
AE Follis 27mm. 4.60g. al-Jazirah mint Rectangular counterstamp 'Atabeg' and round counterstamp 'Izz' on Byzantine anonymous follis host.
Rectangular counterstamp 'adl' Izz' on Byzantine host.
C/M: Lowick MH 1 and 12 and 13; Album 1947 and 1954 and 1955; Host: SB Anonymous Class G 1867 VF. Brown patina with some rusty spots. Counterstamps about VF, host Good. Mild porosity and rough adhesions. Countermark 1 'Atabeg' unevenly applied. Though there is no confirming documentation accompanying the coin, its patina suggests it may be from the Mardin Hoard. This example features three counterstamps. 'Izz' and 'adl' Izz' are both attributed to Izz al-Din, governor of al-Jazirah appointed by Sayf al-Din Ghazi I of al-Mawsil (Mosul). Izz al-Din revolted upon Ghazi's death and took al-Jazirah as independent ruler, a period during which he presumably countermarked circulating coins in his name. After his death, the Zangids of al-Mawsil reclaimed al-Jazirah, and the anonymous 'Atabeg' counterstamp is subsequently found applied to Izz al-Din's coins. This example is struck on a Byzantine anonymous follis attributed to the reign of Romanus IV, 1068-1071 A.D. These three countermarks commonly occur together.
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$ 75.00
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk) Artuqids of Amid & Hisn Kayfa Qutb al-Din Sukman II AH581-597 (1185-1201 A.D.) Dirham About Fine -- #AC94218
AE Dirham 34mm. 11.60g. Amid or Hisn Kayfa mint AH584 Diademed Roman-style heads back to back, appearing to stem from a single body; date above.
Name and titles of Qutb al-Din Sukman II in four lines; names of Abbasid caliph and overlord (Saladin) around.
Album 1822.2 About Fine. Rare. Dark black-green patina. Weakly struck. Slightly grainy surfaces. A budget example of a rare type; listed as rarity 'R' in Album and few examples on the market. Album notes that this issue is notoriously weakly struck.
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$ 40.00
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Muzaffarid Sha Shuja' AH759-786 (1358-1384 A.D.) 2 Dinars Good VF -- #AC87244
AR 2 Dinars 24mm. 2.80g. Shiraz mint AH771-773 Kalima in square, marginal legends around.
Name and titles, mint interlinearly in six lines across field; date around.
Album 2282.7 Good VF. Lightly toned and lustrous. Uneven strike.
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$ 40.00
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Muzaffarids Shah Shuja' AH756-786 (1358-1384 A.D.) Double Dinar Good VF -- #AC107070
AR Double Dinar 24mm. 2.71g. Shiraz mint AH771 (1369 A.D.) Kalima in square, date around.
Name and mint formula in linear circle.
Album 2282.7 Good VF. Lightly toned with lustrous fields. Full legends. Somewhat soft and uneven strike, as typical. The Muzaffarids came to power after the breakup of the Ilkhanate, controling most of central Persia until 1393.
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$ 80.00
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Muzaffarids Shah Shuja' AH756-786 (1358-1384 A.D.) Double Dinar VF -- #AC107066
AR Double Dinar 24mm. 2.71g. Zaydan mint AH773 (1371 A.D.) Kalima in square, date around.
Name and mint formula in linear circle.
Album 2282.7 VF. Lightly toned with lustrous fields. A bit unevenly struck, as typical. The Muzaffarids came to power after the breakup of the Ilkhanate, controling most of central Persia until 1393.
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$ 75.00
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Muzaffarids Shah Shuja' AH756-786 (1358-1384 A.D.) Double Dinar VF -- #AC107063
AR Double Dinar 22mm. 2.82g. Shiraz mint AH771 (1369 A.D.) Kalima in square, date around.
Name and mint formula in linear circle.
Album 2282.7 VF. Lightly toned with lustrous fields. A bit unevenly struck, as typical. The Muzaffarids came to power after the breakup of the Ilkhanate, controling most of central Persia until 1393.
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$ 75.00
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Muzaffarids Shah Shuja' AH756-786 (1358-1384 A.D.) Double Dinar VF -- #AC107059
AR Double Dinar 25mm. 2.82g. Kazirun mint AH771 (1369 A.D.) Kalima in square, date around.
Name and mint formula in linear circle.
Album 2282.7 VF. Lightly toned with lustrous fields. Slighly irregular flan. The Muzaffarids came to power after the breakup of the Ilkhanate, controling most of central Persia until 1393.
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$ 75.00
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Timurids Shahrukh AH807-850 (1405-1447 A.D.) Tanka VF -- #AC87248
AR Tanka 24mm. 5.10g. Yazd Mint AH830 Legend in three lines; mint above; date below.
Kalima in three lines within square; names of the Rashidun around in petals.
Album 2405 VF. Lightly toned. Hints of lustre in legends. Clear obverse. Small area of encrustation on obverse.
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$ 40.00
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Timurids Shahrukh AH807-850 (1405-1447 A.D.) Tanka Good Fine -- #AC87247
AR Tanka 22mm. 5.00g. Astarabad mint AH829 Mint name in central circle, legend around.
Kalima in three lines within square; names of the Rashidun around in petals.
Album 2405 Good Fine. Toned. Scarcer variety with circular legend. Uneven strike. Slight bend.
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$ 30.00
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Afsharids Shahrukh, 1st reign AH1161-1163 (1748-1750 A.D.) Abbasi VF -- #AC89534
AR Abbasi 20mm. 4.70g. Shiraz mint (ND) Persian couplet with name and titles, mint and date below (date off flan).
Kalima.
Album 2776 VF. Lightly toned with much lustre in devices. Slightly uneven strike.
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$ 40.00
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