Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. 580-597/1184-1200. AE dirham (31.9 mm, 12.75 g, 3 h). 'Death of Saladin'. Dated A.H. 589. Lamentation scene depicting three standing figures around central female figure seated left, head lowered / Citing the Abbasid caliph, and Ayyubid overlord, Saif al-Din Abu Bakr. Whelan type III, 54-6; Spengler & Sayles 35.2; Album 1829.3. Fine, rough.

Ex Thomas Bently Cederlind Estate.