Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 6159 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II, AH 572-580 / AD 1176-1184. Dirham (Bronze, 35 mm, 14.09 g, 8 h), AH 579 = AD 1183/4. Two Byzantine style busts, draped and wearing headwear, the larger bust with dishevelled hair, the smaller bust with a close-fitting hat; above, date in Kufic. Rev. In inner field, 'al-Nasir lil-din / Amir al-Mu'minin / Hadha al-Dirham / (v-in-V) mal'un man / yu\ayyiruhu'; 'Husam al-Din / Najm al-Din ibn / Qutb al-Din ibn'; all in Kufic. Spengler & Sayles 32.3. Light deposits, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 27, 9-11 September 2023, 2575 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |