Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 654

Price realized: 170 USD   (Approx. 157 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (33mm, 15.43 g, 12h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 596 (AD 1199/1200). Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; to left, floral spray containing three buds or flowers (roses or pomegrantes; ornamental scrollwork in exergue / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin. Whelan Type IV, 57-8; S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4. Rough brown patina, traces of green. Near VF.

Ex Hinrichs Collection (Gorny & Mosch 294, 8 March 2023), lot 1692.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 713

Price realized: 300 USD   (Approx. 279 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirham (34mm, 12.52 g, 11h). Citing Ayyubid overlord al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Uncertain AH date. Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust, hand across chest; name around / Name of Ayyubid overlord in five lines within six-pointed star; partial mint formula and AH date in margins. Whelan Type I, 50–1; cf. S&S Type 33; Album 1829.1. Earthen black-green patina. VF.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 657

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (29mm, 6.89 g, 12h). Unlisted (Mardin) mint. Dated AH 628 (AD 1230/1). Turkish male figure, crosslegged, seated facing on low, quadrate platform, resting hand on thigh and holding globus; stars flanking head; Artuqid tamgha below; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan to outer right and left / Names and titles of Abbasid caliph and Ayyubid overlord in five lines; AH date to outer right and left. Whelan Type XI, 85-6; S&S Type 46; Album 1830.9. Rough brown surfaces, trace of hard green, some corrosion. VF.

Ex Keystone 10 (15 February 2023), lot 462; Gert Cleff Collection (Gorny & Mosch e-auction 288, 27 July 2022), lot 84; G. Hirsch 218 (28 November 2001), lot 1011.


Estimate: 75 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 656

Price realized: 90 USD   (Approx. 83 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (28mm, 9.84 g, 12h). Unlisted (Mardin) mint. Dated AH 628 (AD 1230/1). Turkish male figure, crosslegged, seated facing on low, quadrate platform, resting hand on thigh and holding globus; stars flanking head; Artuqid tamgha below; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan to outer right and left / Names and titles of Abbasid caliph and Ayyubid overlord in five lines; AH date to outer right and left. Whelan Type XI, 85-6; S&S Type 46; Album 1830.9. Earthen green patina, light roughness, cleaning marks. Near VF.

Ex Roma E-Sale 75 (20 October 2020), lot 1041.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 655

Price realized: 350 USD   (Approx. 324 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AH 597-637 / AD 1200-1239. Æ Dirham (9.5mm, 11.87 g, 8h). Mardin mint. Dated AH 599 (AD 1202/3). Centaur advancing left, head facing, drawing bow at head of dragon emerging from his tail; mint name and AH date around / Names and titles of Abbasid caliph al-Nasir and Ayyubid overlord in four lines; name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan in margins. Whelan Type II, 61-3; S&S Type 38.1; Album 1830.2. Attractive brown surfaces, slight peripheral weakness. VF.

Ex Leu Web Auction 18 (18 December 2021), lot 4305.


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 5:
Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions > Auction 80Auction date: 13 November 2023
Lot number: 6922

Price realized: 40 EUR   (Approx. 43 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Arabian Empires - Ayyubid-Seljuq - Urtuqids and Atabegs - Urtuqids of Mardin (AH 502-811 / AD 1108-1408) - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH580-597 / AD1184-1201) - AE Dirhem under caliph Al-Nasir AH596 (1199) (Album1829.4., SS36.1) - Obv: Helmeted Turk facing, sitting legs crossed, holding sword in right hand and severed helmeted head in left / Rev: Three lines Kufic legend - 15.60 gram - VF

Starting price: 40 EUR