Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Nur al-Din Muhammad, AH 570-581 / AD 1174-1185. Dirham (Bronze, 30 mm, 14.68 g, 9 h), AH 571 = AD 1175/6. Nimbate Angel facing, his right wing raised, holding serpentine object in his arms; to left and right, date. Rev. 'Malik al-umara Muhammad / ibn Qara Arslan ibn / Da'ud ibn Sukma/n ibn Artuq Nasir/amir al-Mu'minin; to left and right, 'illah / al-Mustadi bi-amr al-Iman; all in Kufic. Spengler & Sayles 9. Minor deposits and with a few scrapes, otherwise, very fine.


From an Australian collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 168, 11 July 2007, 303.