ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirhem (25mm, 7.52 g, 7h). Dated AH 611 (AD 1214/5). Bareheaded and draped bust facing slightly left; name and titles of Artuq Arslan around / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in five lines; above, Artuqid tamgha flanked by stars; date in outer margins. Whelan Type IVA; S&S Type 40; Album 1830.4. VF, thick reddish-brown and green patina.
From the J. P. Righetti Collection.