Islamic coin – HCR13175

Obverse

Inscription:

ناصر الدنيا و الدين ارتق ارسلان ملك ديار بكر

Design:

facing draped bust with long hair, Arabic inscription curved around from right, all enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

illegible

Design:

illegible Arabic inscription in field with tamgha above, illegible Arabic inscription to left and right, all enclosed by plain circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Artuqids

Reign

Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid)

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218 (ruler/authority) , Nāṣir al-Dīn Artuq Arslān (Artuqid), 1200 - 1240 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

611 AH (=AD 1214-1215)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.85

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.4

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, XXX.

Translation (obverse)

Nāṣir al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn Artuq Arslān, King of the Diyar Bakr

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 1049

Note:

Listed in SICA 7:1049 as a duplicate.

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson