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Dirham - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan
| Issuer | Artuqid Dynasty of Mardin |
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| Year | 1184-1201 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1101-1409) |
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| Obverse description | Large diademed male head in Roman style occupying the right portion of the field, depicted in left-facing profile with dishevelled hair; a smaller crowned Byzantine-style bust faces forward at left, clad in a draped garment. A legend in late Kufic script arcs above the central design from approximately 2 to 11 o'clock, bearing the ruler's personal laqab and the honorific title Malik Diyarbakr. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded circle. |
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| Reverse description | A four-line late Kufic legend occupies the central field, with the inscription continuing into the right and left fields; the text incorporates four honorific laqabs together with the ism and nasab (patronymic) of the Ayyubid overlord Saladin, acknowledging his suzerainty. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded circle. |
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| Mintage | ND (1184-1201) - 580-597 AH |
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