Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 596 = AD 1199/1200

Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AE Dirham (12.5g, 33mm), AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Mardin(?) mint. Dated AH 596 = AD 1199/1200

Obverse: Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; to left, floral spray containing three buds or flowers

Reverse: Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and date in outer margin.

Ref: S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4