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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8444438, member: 110226&quot;]Here&#039;s a coin that arrived today.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Artuqids of Mardin,Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan,&nbsp; <b>AE dirham, </b>AH 598 (1201/02 AD).</b></p><p><b>SS37.2; Album 1830.1</b></p><p><b>14.25 grams</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Some numismatists, including Spengler and Sayles, think the obverse figure is a reference to the sun.&nbsp; This theory is supported by the occurrence of an 84% solar eclipse on November 27, 1201 (early AH 598).&nbsp; The hair of the obverse figure is flared, very similar to some of the depictions of Helios on Greek ancients.&nbsp; Two prominent stars flank the portrait on either side.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1496877[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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