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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 5713196, member: 15481&quot;][ATTACH=full]1242808[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve got a new Artuquid coin. It is:</p><p><br /></p><p>Anatolia &amp; al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). <i>Artuqids (Kayfa &amp; Amid)</i>. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. AE Dirhem, Hisn Kayfa or Amid mint, struck AH 556 (AD 1160/1).</p><p><br /></p><p>Bare-headed and draped half-length male bust facing slightly to left, holding globe in right hand, scepter across torso in left; abjad date to left.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Rev.</i>Arabic inscription in four lines, stating the name and titles of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan; arabesque below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Album 1820.4. ICV 1176. S&amp;S Type 4. Dark reddish-brown patina with green overtones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bronze, 29 mm, 17.15 g, 6 h. Nearly very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also found a very nice virtual museum for Islamic coins, history and architecture. Highly recommended!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.davidmus.dk/en/collections/islamic/dynasties/late-abbasids" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidmus.dk/en/collections/islamic/dynasties/late-abbasids" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidmus.dk/en/collections/islamic/dynasties/late-abbasids</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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