Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (29mm, 11.11 g, 11h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Diademed Seleukid-style bust right; "Najm al-Din" across neck / Name, title, and pedigree of Najm al-Din Alpi in four lines and in margins. Whelan Type I, 37-8; S&S Type 27; Album 1827.2. Black-green patina with traces of earthen deposits. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 1241.