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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2756253, member: 76181&quot;]I just posted this elsewhere. Got it today for under $100. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not the best example, but they come up infrequently. I missed one 3 years back. This is the best I could find since then and I got tired of waiting.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a reminder that the world has been a harsh place for a long time. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/anatolia-obv-tile-tile-jpg.632378/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>ISLAMIC, Anatolia &amp; al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). <i>Artuqids (Mardin)</i>. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. </b>AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (31mm, 16.41 g, 6h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 596 (AD 1199/1200). Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; floral spray to left; ornamental scrollwork in exergue / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin. Whelan pp. 103-4; S&amp;S Type 36.3; Album 1829.4; ICV 1209. Good Fine, earthen dark green patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still looking for a better example, but sometimes you take what you can get, when you can get it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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