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Dirham - Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan as vassal of Ayyubid al-Kamil Muhammad
| Issuer | Artuqids of Mardin |
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| Year | 1200-1239 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal enthroned figure of the ruler depicted in a stylized manner, seated cross-legged on a throne with arms extended or resting symmetrically, enclosed within a beaded or dotted inner circle. The design is characteristic of Artuqid pictorial coinage, rendered in bold, high-relief die-work typical of 13th-century Anatolian copper dirhams. A circular Arabic legend runs within the outer margin of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Multiple lines of Arabic Kufic or Naskh inscription filling the entire reverse field, presenting the names and titles of the issuing ruler Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan and his Ayyubid overlord al-Kamil Muhammad. The text is arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, a layout typical of Artuqid copper coinage of the Mardin mint. The heavily worn surfaces and irregular flan edges are consistent with hammered production and extended circulation. |
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| Mint | Mardin |
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