Artuqids of Hisn-Kayfâ
Fakhr ad-dîn Qara-Arslan, 539-562 H/1144-1166 AD Copper dirham 560 H., no mint (Hisn). Bareheaded and draped male bust, wearing long hair, facing slightly left; Shahada and name of Abbasid caliph around. Spengler/Sayles 6. 10.95 g.; Very fine
From the bequest of Arthistorian and Orientalist Dr. Kurt Erdmann (1901-1964).