Dirham - Nur al-Din Muhammad

Issuer Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Artuqids of
Year 1175-1185
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Dirham (0.7)
Currency Dinar (1101-1409)
Composition Copper
Weight 8.86 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Islamic#1821.2, SS I#10, ICV I#1182, Zeno cat#25087
Obverse description Male figure, wearing conical headdress and holding globus, seated facing within arched canopy; winged genii on either side, AH date in fields
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description Name and titles of Nur al-Din Muhammad in four lines within square; name of Abbasid caliph in margins.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering Malik ul-Umra Muhammad bin Qara Arsalan bin Daud bin Sukman bin Urtuq
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage ND (1175-1185) - 570-581 AH -
Numisquare ID 1902580730
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