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Artuqids
of Mardin
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Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201-1239 AD), Artuqids of Mardin, AE Fals, AH 611
(1214/1215 AD)
Kufic legend
Turkish male bust (the Sun), 3/4 facing
Five line Kufic legend
23mm x 24, 5.42g
Spengler & Sayles 40
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Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (1201-1239 AD), Artuqids of Mardin, AE Dirham, AH 599
(1202/1203 AD)
Kufic legend
Turkish male bust (the Sun), 3/4 facing, stars in left and right fields
Five line Kufic legend inside double-hexagram
29mm, 13.39g
Spengler & Sayles ?
Tom Mallon states that the symbolism of the coin represents an almost total eclipse
that occurred in 1201.
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