ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. AH 572-580 / AD 1176-1184. Æ Dirhem (33mm, 15.26 g, 2h). Dated AH 579 (AD 1183/4).

Obv :Two Byzantine-style diademed and draped facing busts, resembling the coins of Heraclius and his son; AH date in margin.

Rev : Name of Abbasid caliph, partial mint formula and name and pedigree of Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II in five lines across field and in margins.
Whelan Type I, 46-7; S&S Type 32.3; Album 1828.2.

Condition : Good very fine.

Weight : 14.75 gr
Diameter : 34 mm