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Obolos 12

31 March 2018
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Starting Price: 50 CHF
Hammer Price:  110 CHF
Lot 972

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Dirhem (Bronze, 28 mm, 17.54 g, 5 h), Hisn Kayfa or Amid mint, struck AH 556 (AD 1160/1). Bareheaded and draped half-length male bust facing slightly to left, holding globe and scepter; abjad date to left. Rev. Arabic inscription in four lines, stating the name and titles of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan; arabesque below. Album 1820.4. ICV 1176. S&S Type 4. A very unusual and scarce type. Slightly rough surfaces. Nearly very fine.



This is the first dated coin of the Artuqids.

Online bidding closes: 31 Mar 2019, 23:06:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 23:48:33 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:110 CHF by dastawa (7 bids)
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