Watch List notes:

ARTUQIDS of MARDIN, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (9.77 gm; 32 mm). Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; to left, floral spray containing three buds or flowers (roses or pomegrantes; ornamental scrollwork in exergue / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin. date and mint deteriorated on the outer margins. Whelan Type IV, 57-8; S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4. Red patina. Choice aVF.

Estimate: 80 USD