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Dirham - Najm al-Din Alpi
| Issuer | Artuqid Dynasty of Mardin |
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| Year | 1152-1176 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two diademed male busts facing, turned slightly away from one another in a conjoined arrangement, rendered in the Byzantine-influenced figural style characteristic of Artuqid copper coinage. Below the busts, the Shahada inscription reads 'la ilaha illa allah / muhammad rasul allah' (There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God). To the right, an upward-reading legend gives 'al-Mustanjid billah' and to the left, a downward-reading legend reads 'amir al-mu'minin' (Commander of the Faithful), acknowledging Abbasid suzerainty. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله / محمد رسول الله / المستنجد بالله / أمير المؤمنين |
| Reverse description | A frontal female bust occupies the central field, encircled by a beaded border interrupted at the base by the neck of the figure; the hair is arranged in six distinctive rolls, reflecting the Hellenistic-Byzantine artistic heritage of Artuqid numismatic iconography. Above the bust, the legend reads 'Najm al-Din' (Star of the Faith), and below reads 'Alpi ibn Il-Ghazi'. To the right, an upward-reading marginal legend gives 'ibn Artuq', and to the left, a downward-reading legend reads 'Malik Diyar Bakr' (Ruler of Diyarbakir), together forming the full titulature of the issuing ruler. |
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