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Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD) con't.

S/S 41

S/S 42


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 618 (1221/1222 AD)
S/S 42.1
22 x 23 mm.
6.13 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Male bust facing slightly left.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend surrounded by marginal legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 618 (1221/1222 AD)
S/S 42.1
21 mm.
5.44 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Male bust facing slightly left.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend surrounded by marginal legend.
Note: Courtesy Richard Bilak collection.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 618 (1221/1222 AD)
S/S 42.2
21 x 22 mm.
7.83 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Male bust facing slightly right.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend surrounded by marginal legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 618 (1221/1222 AD)
S/S 42.2
19 x 21 mm.
6.74 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Male bust facing slightly right.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend surrounded by marginal legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 618 (1221/1222 AD)
S/S 42.2v.
25 mm.
3.75 gm.
Die position=8h
Obverse: Crowned (!) male bust facing slightly right.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend surrounded by marginal legend.
Note: Lightest known example (?). I'm not sure how to classify this coin.

S/S 43


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 620 (1223/1224 AD)
S/S 43
28 mm.
15.25 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Roman-style male head in profile (Claudius).
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 620 (1223/1224 AD)
S/S 43
27 x 28 mm.
11.14 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse: Roman-style male head in profile (Claudius).
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 620 (1223/1224 AD)
S/S 43
30 x 29 mm.
13.38 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Roman-style male head in profile (Claudius).
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
Mint: no mint
AH year: 620
S/S 43
29 mm.
13.78 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Roman-style male head in profile (Claudius).
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.

S/S 44


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 620 (1223/1224 AD)
S/S 44
31 x 29 mm.
14.49 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Male bust, facing.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.
Note: Struck over S/S 43.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 620 (1223/1224 AD)
S/S 44
30 mm.
12.80 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: Male bust, facing.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.
Note: Struck over S/S 43.

S/S 45

S/S 46


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 628 (1230/1231 AD)
S/S 46
29 mm.
6.83 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Turkish figure seated facing and cross-legged; left hand holding an orb.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 628 (1230/1231 AD)
S/S 46
26 mm.
7.22 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse: Turkish figure seated facing and cross-legged; left hand holding an orb.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 628 (1230/1231 AD)
S/S 46
28 mm.
6.69 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Turkish figure seated facing and cross-legged; left hand holding an orb.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.
Note: Courtesy Richard Bilak collection.

S/S 47


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 634 (1236/1237 AD)
S/S 47.3, Mardin mint
29 mm.
8.33 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse: Crude head facing (Sun).
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend; stars.

S/S 48


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 634 (?) (1236/1237 AD)
S/S 48.1 (?), Mardin mint
28 mm.
8.64 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Turkish figure seated facing and cross-legged; left hand holding an orb.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
Mint: Mardin
AH year: [___]
S/S 48._
29 mm.
8.29 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Turkish figure seated facing and cross-legged; left hand holding an orb.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AE Dirham
Mint: Mardin
AH year: [___]
S/S 48._
30 mm.
9.14 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Turkish figure seated facing and cross-legged; left hand holding an orb.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.
Note: Overstruck on S/S __.

AR coinage


Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201 - 1239 AD)
AR Dirham
AH 615 - 624 (?) (1218 - 1227 AD)
Album 1831.1
21 x 20 mm.
2.91 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Legend in hexagram; legend around.
Reverse: Legend in hexagram; legend around.

Najm al-Din Ghazi I, al-Sa'id (1239 - 1260 AD)

S/S 49


Najm al-Din Ghazi I, al-Sa'id (1239 - 1260 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 654/655 (1256/1258 AD)
S/S 49 type, Mardin mint
18 x 23 mm.
3.50 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Crude male bust facing; legend around.
Reverse: Four line Kufic legend within beaded square; marginal legend.


Najm al-Din Ghazi I, al-Sa'id (1239 - 1260 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 654/655 (1256/1258 AD)
S/S 49 type, Mardin mint
27 x 26 mm.
6.59 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Crude male bust facing; legend around.
Reverse: Four line Kufic legend within beaded square; marginal legend.
Note: Overstruck on a Zengid AE (S/S 80 (?)). Courtesy Richard Bilak collection.

Inscriptional coinage


Najm al-Din Ghazi I, al-Sa'id (1239 - 1260 AD)
AE Fals
Album 1833 (this coin [if he ever publishes the damn thing])
21 x 20 mm.
4.99 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Legend in square; legend around.
Reverse: Legend in square; legend around.

Qara Arslan (1260 - 1294 AD)

S/S 50


Qara Arslan (1260 - 1294 AD)
AE Dirham
Mint: [Mardin]
AH year: [___]
S/S 50._
22 x 24 mm.
3.19 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse: Sun facing in square.
Reverse: Four line Kufic legend.


Qara Arslan (1260 - 1294 AD)
AE Dirham
Mint: [Mardin]
AH year: [___]
S/S 50._
23 mm.
2.87 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse: Sun facing in square.
Reverse: Four line Kufic legend.


Najm al-Din Ghazi II (1294 - 1312 AD)

S/S 51


Najm al-Din Ghazi II (1294 - 1312 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 698
S/S 51
19 mm.
2.17 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Stylized round face within a double circle (Sun).
Reverse: Five line Nashki legend.


Najm al-Din Ghazi II (1294 - 1312 AD)
AE Dirham
AH 698 (1298/1299 AD)
S/S 51
17 x 22 mm.
2.32 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Stylized round face within a double circle (Sun).
Reverse: Five line Nashki legend.

Shams al-Din Salih (1312 - 1364 AD)

S/S 52

S/S 53

S/S 54

S/S 55

Al-Muzaffar Da'ud (1368 - 1376 AD)

S/S 56

Al-Zahir 'Isa bin Da'ud (1376 - 1406 AD)

S/S 57

S/S 58



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