Islamic. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan Æ Dirhem / Centaur

Title: Islamic. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan Æ Dirhem / Centaur
Attribution: S&S Type 38.2; Album 1830.2
Date: Dated AH 599 / AD 1202/3
Obverse: Centaur advancing right, head facing, drawing bow at head of dragon emerging from his tail; mint name and AH date around
Reverse: Names and titles of Abbasid caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid overlord in four lines; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan in margins
Size: 28.13mm
Weight: 11.96 grams
Description: VF, flat striking, choice green patina.

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