Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (al-Mawsil). Saif al-Din Ghazi II, AH 565-576 / AD 1170-1180. Dirham (Bronze, 30 mm, 11.12 g, 6 h), AH 567 = AD 1161/2. Bare head with dishevelled hair facing slightly to left; above, two winged figures (Angels); in field to left and right, date in Arabic. Rev. In inner field, 'al-Malik al-adil / al-alim Malik umara / al-Sharq wa al-Gharb / Tughril Tekin Atabeg'; around, 'Ghazi ibn Mawdud ibn Zengi'; all in Arabic. Spengler & Sayles 60.4. Slightly rough and with a minor flan crack, otherwise, good very fine.


From the Dr. David Majer Collection of Islamic coins, ex Album 40, 13 May 2021, 561.