Artuqid of Mardin 1164-1170 AD, AE 34.1mm 11.26gm Dirham

Artuqid of Mardin 1164-1170 AD, AE 34.1mm 11.26gm Dirham

Obverse:

Above the heads: لا اله الا الله (Lā ilāha illā Allāh) — "There is no god but God".

Below the heads: محمد رسول الله (Muḥammad rasūl Allāh) — "Muhammad is the messenger of God".

To the right (written vertically upwards): المستنجد بالله (al-Mustanjid billāh) — The name of the Abbasid caliph.

To the left (written vertically downwards): امير المؤمنين (Amīr al-Mu'minīn) — "Commander of the Faithful" (the caliph's title)

Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another, Kalima above and below, name and title of Abbasid caliph to right and left.

Reverse:

Text: المَلك العَادِل نَجم الدِّين أَلبِي بن تيمورتاش بن إيل غازي بن أرتق

Transliteration: al-Malik al-'Ādil Najm al-Dīn Alpī bin Tīmūrtāsh bin Īl-Ghāzī bin Artuq

Translation: "The Just King, Star of the Faith, Alpi, son of Timurtash, son of Il-Ghazi, son of ArtuqFacing female head, wearing necklace.

Reference: S&S 30.2, Stephen Album 1827

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