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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7459364, member: 99456"]An interesting coin and the usual, unusual mash-up of symbols. This coin that I added recently is one of the more common types. Is is on the high end of weight range at 13.77g (most are 11-13g). The first Artuqids of Mardin coin to recognize an Abbasid Calif, and the first to use the Kalimah. The female head on the reverse perhaps inspired by representations of Medusa. Astrological Gemini obverse and Virgo reverse are "Day House" and "Night House" of Mercury.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1292693[/ATTACH]</p><p>Islamic, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Artuqids (Mardin), <b>Najm al-Din Alpi</b>, AH 555-566 / AD 1160-1170, Dirham (Bronze, 33.3mm, 13.77g, 3h). </p><p><b>Obv:</b> Two diademed heads facing, turned slightly away from one another; legend around in Kufic, 'la ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah / al-Mustanjid billah / Amir al-Mu'minin'. </p><p><b>Rev: </b>Youthful female head facing within beaded circle; around within beaded circle, legend in Kufic, 'Najm al-Din / Malik Diyarbakr / Alpi ibn Il-Ghazi / ibn Artuq'.</p><p><b>Ref: </b>Spengler & Sayles 30.1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7459364, member: 99456"]An interesting coin and the usual, unusual mash-up of symbols. This coin that I added recently is one of the more common types. Is is on the high end of weight range at 13.77g (most are 11-13g). The first Artuqids of Mardin coin to recognize an Abbasid Calif, and the first to use the Kalimah. The female head on the reverse perhaps inspired by representations of Medusa. Astrological Gemini obverse and Virgo reverse are "Day House" and "Night House" of Mercury. [ATTACH=full]1292693[/ATTACH] Islamic, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Artuqids (Mardin), [B]Najm al-Din Alpi[/B], AH 555-566 / AD 1160-1170, Dirham (Bronze, 33.3mm, 13.77g, 3h). [B]Obv:[/B] Two diademed heads facing, turned slightly away from one another; legend around in Kufic, 'la ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah / al-Mustanjid billah / Amir al-Mu'minin'. [B]Rev: [/B]Youthful female head facing within beaded circle; around within beaded circle, legend in Kufic, 'Najm al-Din / Malik Diyarbakr / Alpi ibn Il-Ghazi / ibn Artuq'. [B]Ref: [/B]Spengler & Sayles 30.1[/QUOTE]
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