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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 3374939, member: 99531&quot;]<b>AE Dirhem, Ancient Turkoman</b></p><p><b>Artuqids (Kayfa &amp; Amid), c. 1174-1185 AD (AH 570-581)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]895252[/ATTACH]</p><p>Ruler: Nur al-Din Muhammad.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Angel facing with right wing raised - holding serpent. Image is based on Byzantine coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: Name and titles of Nur al-Din in 5 lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Hisn Kayfa or Amid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very Scarce in this condition. Ref: S&amp;S type 9.</p><p><br /></p><p>28mm, 11.72gm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Artuqid dynasty was an Oghuz Turkish dynasty that ruled in Eastern Anatolia, Northern Syria and Northern Iraq in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Two main branches of the dynasty ruled from Hasankeyf (Hisn Kayfa) between 1102–1231 and Mardin between 1106–1186 (and until 1409 as vassals). There was also a third branch that acquired Harput in 1112 and was independent between 1185–1233.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe this isnt the most artistically refined - but the obverse design is charming and actually quite ambitious.</p><p>The scene depicted is one with a lot of 3 dimensional depth as the angel (Gabriel?) takes a knee and corrals a serpent with outstretched arm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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