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Dirham - Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan facing bust of Christ
| Issuer | Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid |
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| Year | 1144-1174 |
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| Reference(s) | Islamic#1820.1 , SS I#1 , ICV I#1173 , Zeno cat#20380 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | IC XC |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Arabic Naskhi inscription arranged in horizontal registers across the field, recording the name and titles of the Artuqid ruler Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan. The legends include honorific epithets and the ruler's laqab, typical of Artuqid copper dirhams of the 12th century. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded border. The script is clearly legible Naskhi, with individual letter forms well-defined despite the irregular flan and variable striking pressure characteristic of hammered Islamic copper coinage. |
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