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1 Fals - Najm al-Din Ghazi II Mardin
| Issuer | Artuqids of Mardin |
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| Year | 1299 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized geometric or figural motif enclosed within two concentric raised circular lines, creating a pronounced annular border effect characteristic of Artuqid copper coinage. The innermost circle contains a small emblem or symbol in relief. An Arabic legend encircles the design in the outer marginal band, reading the royal titulature of Sultan Najm al-Din Ghazi II ibn Qara Arslan. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with the typical crude fabric of hammered medieval Islamic fals coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان الملك الناصر نجم الدين غازي بن قرسلان |
| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription in Kufic-influenced Naskh script, arranged horizontally across the flan. The upper lines contain the Shahada — the Islamic declaration of faith — reading 'There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God.' The lower lines bear the mint and date formula recording the place of striking as Mardin and the AH year 698 (AD 1299). The legend fills the field without a central decorative motif, consistent with standard Artuqid epigraphic reverse types. The surface shows typical patination and die wear associated with heavily circulated copper issues of the period. |
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