ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirhem (20mm, 4.60 g, 5h). Dated AH 618 (AD 1221). Diademed and draped male bust facing slightly right; [AH date] around / Names and titles of the Ayyubid overlord al-Kamil Muhammad and Artuq Arslan; name and title of the Caliph al-Nasir in margins. Whelan Type IVB; S&S Type 42.2; Album 1830.6. VF, dark green patina, numerous cleaning scratches.
From the J.P. Righetti Collection.