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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 6284522, member: 99456"]A great thread with some impressive coins from all, [USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER], including the OP coin. This coin seems a good one to include with the OP coin (even if not a perfect masterpiece):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248918[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Islamic, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Artuqids (Mardin), Najm al-Din Alpi</b>, AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176, Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.36g, 1h), Unnamed mint (Mardin[?]), undated</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed and draped male busts facing; Najm al-Din above and Malik Diyarbkr below; Artuqid tamgha at lower left; all in beaded cicle.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Virgin Mary standing facing; 3 generations of the ancestry of Najm al-Din Alpi around. The legend in cursive Naski. "abu al-Muzzafar Alpi / bin / Timurtash bin Ii-Ghazi bin / Artuq"; all in beaded circle.</p><p><b>Notes on this coin:</b> <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-12th-century-artuqid-mash-up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-12th-century-artuqid-mash-up" rel="nofollow">12th Century Artuqid Mash-up</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And a coin that I consider a masterpiece:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248920[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republican, <b>M. Junius Brutus</b>, 54 BC.</p><p>AR Denarius, Rome, struck 54 BC</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Bearded and bare-headed head right of L. Junius Brutus; BRVTVS.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Bearded and bare-headed head right of Caius Servilius Ahala; AHALA</p><p><b>Size:</b> 3.96g, 17-19mm</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Crawford <a href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-433.2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-433.2" rel="nofollow"><u>433/2</u></a>; Junia 30</p><p><b>Notes on this coin:</b> <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/an-ancient-coin-for-independence-day" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/an-ancient-coin-for-independence-day" rel="nofollow">An Ancient Coin for Independence Day</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 6284522, member: 99456"]A great thread with some impressive coins from all, [USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER], including the OP coin. This coin seems a good one to include with the OP coin (even if not a perfect masterpiece): [ATTACH=full]1248918[/ATTACH] [B]Islamic, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Artuqids (Mardin), Najm al-Din Alpi[/B], AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176, Æ Dirham (35mm, 15.36g, 1h), Unnamed mint (Mardin[?]), undated [B]Obv:[/B] Diademed and draped male busts facing; Najm al-Din above and Malik Diyarbkr below; Artuqid tamgha at lower left; all in beaded cicle. [B]Rev:[/B] Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Virgin Mary standing facing; 3 generations of the ancestry of Najm al-Din Alpi around. The legend in cursive Naski. "abu al-Muzzafar Alpi / bin / Timurtash bin Ii-Ghazi bin / Artuq"; all in beaded circle. [B]Notes on this coin:[/B] [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/a-12th-century-artuqid-mash-up']12th Century Artuqid Mash-up[/URL] And a coin that I consider a masterpiece: [ATTACH=full]1248920[/ATTACH] Roman Republican, [B]M. Junius Brutus[/B], 54 BC. AR Denarius, Rome, struck 54 BC [B]Obv:[/B] Bearded and bare-headed head right of L. Junius Brutus; BRVTVS. [B]Rev:[/B] Bearded and bare-headed head right of Caius Servilius Ahala; AHALA [B]Size:[/B] 3.96g, 17-19mm [B]Ref:[/B] Crawford [URL='http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-433.2'][U]433/2[/U][/URL]; Junia 30 [B]Notes on this coin:[/B] [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/an-ancient-coin-for-independence-day']An Ancient Coin for Independence Day[/URL][/QUOTE]
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