Dirham - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan

Issuer Mardin, Artuqids of
Year 1184-1201
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Dirham (0.7)
Currency Dinar (1101-1409)
Composition Copper
Weight 14.15 g
Diameter 32 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Obverse description Large diademed Roman-style male head on the right, facing left in profile, hair dishevelled; smaller crowned Byzantine-style bust facing forward with garment.legend in late Kufic in an arc above, from 2 to 11 o`clock, bearing the ruler`s personal laqab and the title Malik Diyarbakr; all within a beaded circle.
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Reverse description Four-line legend in late Kufic, continuing in the right and left fields, including four laqabs, the ism and nasa (patronymic) of the Ayyubid overlord Saladin; all within a beaded circle.
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Mintage ND (1184-1201) - 580-597 AH -
Numisquare ID 8643668890
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