Islamic coin – HCR13147

Obverse

Inscription:

نور الدين اتا / بك

Design:

seated cross-legged facing figure wearing armour holding sword horizontally behind head and holding helmeted head with left hand, Arabic inscription downwards to left, all enclosed by beaded circle

Reverse

Inscription:

الناصر لدين / الله امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle, enclosed by two Arabic inscriptions anti-clockwise around and separated by plain circle, all enclosed by beaded circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Artuqids

Reign

Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid)

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-Ẓāhir Ghāzī (governor) , al-Afḍal ’Alī (Ayyūbid), 1193 - 1196 (ruler/authority) , Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān (Artuqid), 1184 - 1201 (ruler/authority) , Arslān Shāh I, Nūr al-Dīn, 1193 - 1211 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

596 AH (=AD 1199-1200)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

14.66

Axis

Diameter (mm)

31.5

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Bodleian Library

Translation (obverse)

Nūr al-Dīn Atabeg

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, Commander of the Believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

الملك الافضل علي و الملك الظاهر غازي بن الملك الناصر يوسف

Translation (reverse)

the King al-Afḍal ’Alī and the King al-Ẓāhir Ghāzī b. al-Malik al-Nāṣir Ayyūb

Secondary inscription (reverse)

حسام الدين يولق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر بن ايل غازي بن ارتق ضرب سنة ست و تسعين و خمس

Translation (reverse)

Ḥusām al-Dīn Yūluq Arslān, King of the Diyar Bakr, b. al-Ghāzī b, Artuq, struck (in the) year 596

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1021

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson