Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVIII 29 Sep 2019
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Atabegs of Damascus, Burid, Abaq (AH 534-549 / AD 1140-1154) AV Dinar. Dimashq mint, AH 548 = AD 1153. Citing the Burid ruler and the Seljuq overlords in the inner margin, with the caliph name "al-Muqtafi" in the centre; mint-date formula in outer margin / "al-amir Abaq al-sultan Sanjar wa Mas'ud" with the caliph cited as "al-imam" in the centre. Unpublished, cf. Album A784; SICA -. 4.35g, 23mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine. Possibly the second known example.
The Burids ruled over the Emirate of Damascus for no more than half a century. Their coinage resembles that of their contemporaries, the Fatimids, however the Burids' legends were Sunni, citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafil and the Seljuq overlords. Mas'ud is cited posthumously on this coin, having died in Rajab in AH 547.
Near Extremely Fine. Possibly the second known example.
The Burids ruled over the Emirate of Damascus for no more than half a century. Their coinage resembles that of their contemporaries, the Fatimids, however the Burids' legends were Sunni, citing the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafil and the Seljuq overlords. Mas'ud is cited posthumously on this coin, having died in Rajab in AH 547.