Islamic coin – HCR13168

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك العالم العادل ناصر الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر

Design:

man riding leopard to left, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام النصر / لدين الله امير / المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription to left and right, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in margin

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Artuqids

Reign

Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid)

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-’Adil Sayf al-Dīn Abū Bakr (al-'Adil I; Ayyūbid) (governor) , Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Mārdīn

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

606 AH (=AD 1209-1210)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

9.46

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.6

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

J. G. Covernton Collection: 98

Source

St. John's College

Acquisition credit

Lent by St John's College, XXX.

Translation (obverse)

the Just King of the World, Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān, King of Diyar Bakr

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ستة / و ست / مائة

Translation (reverse)

year 606

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1038

Note:

Listed in SICA 7:1038 as a duplicate.

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher