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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7458166, member: 110226"]I picked up a few Artuquid AE dirhams as post auction lots in the Roma 81 E-Sale. I also won one during that auction:</p><p><br /></p><p>Artuqids of Mardin, Quth al-Din II-Ghazi II Æ Dirham. Uncertain mint, AH 572-580 = AD 1176-1185. Diademed head gazing upwards, in beaded square, legend around / Five-line legend in Naskhi script. S/S 31.1; Album 1828.1; ICV1204. 11.93g, 32mm, 10h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Very Fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1292561[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another lot from that sale. This is a rather scarce coin, albeit somewhat corroded:</p><p><br /></p><p>Artuqids (Amid & Hisn Kayfa), Quth al-Din, Sukman II Æ Dirham. Uncertain mint, AH 594 = AD 1197-1198. Nimbate half-figure with prominent almond-shaped eyes holding sceptre and globe / Four-lined legend citing the Abbasid Caliph. S/S 14; ICV 1822.3; ICV 1186. 9.74g, 28mm, 1h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very Fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1292587[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And one more, another scarce type: </p><p><br /></p><p>Artuqids (Amid & Hisn Kayfa), Nasir al-Din Mahmud Æ Dirham. Al-Hisn mint, AH 610 = AD 1213-1214. Double-headed eagle with spread wings , Artuqid tamgha on breast / Four-lined legend citing the overlord Ayyubid Abu Bakr. S/S 15; Album 1823.1; ICV 1187. 14.03, 29mm, 2h.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very Fine; traces of active corrosion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1292611[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>While there are green spots, I did soak the coin in distilled water and washing soda, and they proved to be very hard, not powdery. So, I stopped the soaking process, since I did not want to loose the patina and be left with a bright coin with lots of hard green areas. The coin is current "under observation" to see if there are any changes with the green, which I think are spots of verdigris.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7458166, member: 110226"]I picked up a few Artuquid AE dirhams as post auction lots in the Roma 81 E-Sale. I also won one during that auction: Artuqids of Mardin, Quth al-Din II-Ghazi II Æ Dirham. Uncertain mint, AH 572-580 = AD 1176-1185. Diademed head gazing upwards, in beaded square, legend around / Five-line legend in Naskhi script. S/S 31.1; Album 1828.1; ICV1204. 11.93g, 32mm, 10h. Good Very Fine. [ATTACH=full]1292561[/ATTACH] Here's another lot from that sale. This is a rather scarce coin, albeit somewhat corroded: Artuqids (Amid & Hisn Kayfa), Quth al-Din, Sukman II Æ Dirham. Uncertain mint, AH 594 = AD 1197-1198. Nimbate half-figure with prominent almond-shaped eyes holding sceptre and globe / Four-lined legend citing the Abbasid Caliph. S/S 14; ICV 1822.3; ICV 1186. 9.74g, 28mm, 1h. Very Fine. [ATTACH=full]1292587[/ATTACH] And one more, another scarce type: Artuqids (Amid & Hisn Kayfa), Nasir al-Din Mahmud Æ Dirham. Al-Hisn mint, AH 610 = AD 1213-1214. Double-headed eagle with spread wings , Artuqid tamgha on breast / Four-lined legend citing the overlord Ayyubid Abu Bakr. S/S 15; Album 1823.1; ICV 1187. 14.03, 29mm, 2h. Very Fine; traces of active corrosion. [ATTACH=full]1292611[/ATTACH] While there are green spots, I did soak the coin in distilled water and washing soda, and they proved to be very hard, not powdery. So, I stopped the soaking process, since I did not want to loose the patina and be left with a bright coin with lots of hard green areas. The coin is current "under observation" to see if there are any changes with the green, which I think are spots of verdigris.[/QUOTE]
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