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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 5834382, member: 74799&quot;]I agree.&nbsp; I have been on the hunt for that OP coin for some time.&nbsp; Each time I find one, it slips through my fingers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Here are a few of mine with attributions:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Album-1827_5%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Artuqids of Mardin: Najm al-Din Alpi (547-572 AH) Æ Dirham (Whelan Type IV, 44-5; S&amp;S Type 30.1; Album 1827.5; ICV 1203) </b></p><p>Obv: Two diademed and draped male heads facing slightly away from one another; in margins, لا اله الا الله above and محمد رسول الله below, ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺠﺪ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ to the right upwards and ﺍﻣﻴﺮﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ to the left downwards (<i>There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, al-Mustanjid billah, Commander of the Faithful</i>)</p><p>Rev: Facing female head, wearing necklace; in margins, ﻧﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ above and ﺍﻟﭙﻰ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻳﻞﻏﺎﺫﯼ below, ﺑﻦ ﺍﺭﺗﻖ to the right upwards and ﻣﻠﻚ ﺩﻳﺎﺭ ﺑﻜﺮ to the left downwards (<i>Star of the Faith, Alpi ibn Il-Ghazi ibn Artuq, Ruler of Diyarbakir</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Album-1827_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Artuqids of Mardin: Najm al-Din Alpi (547-572 AH) Æ Dirham (Whelan Type I, 37-8; S&amp;S Type 27; Album 1827.2; ICV 1200) </b></p><p>Obv: Diademed male head right, ﻧﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ (<i>Najm al-Dîn; Arabic Laqab meaning &#039;Star of Religion&#039;</i>) in Naskh script engraved into the die horizontally across the neck of the figure; counter-marked legend ﻧﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﻣﻠﻚ ﺩﻳﺎﺭ ﺑﮑﺮ (<i>Najm al-Dîn, King of Diyarbakr</i>); dotted border</p><p>Rev: Multi-line legend in a modified Ayyubid Kufic script continuing to right, top and left all within irregular circle with arabesque in exergue; dotted border</p><p><br /></p><p>1st Line: ﻣﻠﻚ ﺍﻻﻣﺮﺍ (<i>Malik al-umarâ; King of the Princes</i>)</p><p>2nd Line: ﺍﺑﻮ ﺍﻟﻤﻈﻔﺮ (<i>Abu al-Muzaffar; Man of Conquering</i>)</p><p>3rd Line: ﺍﻟﭙﻰ ﺑﻦ (<i>Alpî bin; Alpi, Son of</i>)</p><p>Right Field: ﺗﻤﺮﺗﺎﺵ ﺑﻦ (<i>Timurtâsh bin; Timurtash, Son of</i>)</p><p>Upper Field: ﺍﻳﻞﻏﺎﺫﯼ (<i>Îl-Ghâzî; Il-Ghazi</i>)</p><p>Left Field: ﺑﻦ ﺍﺭﺗﻖ (<i>bin Artuq; Son of Artuq</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/01694q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Artuqids of Mardin: Najm al-Din Alpi (547-572 AH) Æ Dirham (Whelan Type III, 42-3; S&amp;S Type 29; Album 1827.4; ICV 1202)</b></p><p>Obv: الملك العالم العادل نجم الدين ملك ديار بكر (<i>The Just King of the World, Najm al-Dīn, King of Diyar Bakr</i>); Facing long-haired bust, turned slightly to left, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from lower right, all enclosed by beaded circle</p><p>Rev: ابو المظفر البي بن تمرتاش بن ايل غازي بن ارتق (<i>Father of Victory, Alpī b. Timurtāsh b. al-Adīl Ghāzī b. Artuq</i>) / ثمان و خمسين ـ و خمسمائة; Facing female bust wearing 3-pointed crown, two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around from lower right, all enclosed by beaded circle</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Album-1830_9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> Artuqids of Mardin: Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (597-637 AH) Æ Dirham (Whelan Type XI, 85-6; S&amp;S Type 46; Album 1830.9; ICV 1220) </b></p><p>Obv: Turkish male figure, crosslegged, seated facing on low, quadrate platform, resting hand on thigh and holding globus; stars flanking head; Artuqid tamgha below; ناصر الدين ـ ارتق ارسلان (<i>Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān</i>)</p><p>Rev: Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments; بالله / الامام المستنصر / امير المؤمنين / الملك الكامل / محمد (<i>The Imam al-Mustanṣir billah, Commander of the Believers, the King Kāmil Muḥammad</i>); ضرب سنة ثمان ـ و عشرين و ستمائة (<i>Struck in the year 628</i>)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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