Artuqids of Amid and Kayfa, Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174) Æ Dirham. NM, AH 560 = AD 1164. Bareheaded and draped male bust, wearing long hair, facing slightly left; Shahada and name of Abbasid caliph around / Name and pedigree of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines; AH date in left and right margins. Album 1820.6; S/S-6. 10.18g, 34mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the inventory of a European dealer.