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1 Dirham - Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan
| Issuer | Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid |
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| Year | 1144-1174 |
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| Currency | Dinar (628/632-1598) |
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| Obverse description | Winged figure of Victory advancing to the right, depicted in a frontal bust with wings spread, clad in draped garments and holding before her a rectangular votive tablet inscribed VOT-XXX. A circular beaded border frames the design. The surrounding legend in Latin reads VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG, rendered in the field around the central figure in a style characteristic of Artuqid reuse of Byzantine iconographic types. |
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| Reverse description | Multiple-line Arabic Kufic inscription arranged within a square compartmentalized frame, divided into registers by ruled lines, carrying the ruler's titles and name. A secondary marginal Arabic legend runs around the outer border within a beaded inner circle. The overall layout follows the standard Artuqid square-Kufic epigraphic design, with bold angular lettering filling the available field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1144-1174) |
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