Dirham - Najm al-Din Alpi

Issuer Mardin, Artuqids of
Year 1152-1176
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Dirham (0.7)
Currency Dinar (1101-1409)
Composition Copper
Weight 13.02 g
Diameter 31 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
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Reference(s) C#72, Album#1827
Obverse description Two diademed male heads facing, but turned slightly away from one another above la ilah illa allah, below muhammad rasul allah, at right upwards al-mustanjid billah, at left downwards amir al-mu’minin “no god but God Muhammad is the messenger of God, al-Mustanjid billah, Commander of the Faithful”
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Reverse description In centre female head facing with a beaded circle interrupted by neck at bottom; hair arranged in six rolls, above: najm al-Din, below alpi ibn il-ghazi, on right upwards ibn artuq, on left downwards: malik diyar bakr “Star of the Faith, Alpi ibn Il-Ghazi ibn Artuq, Ruler of Diyarbakir”
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Mintage ND (1152-1176) - 547-572 AH (Mardin) -
Numisquare ID 9762872270
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