ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (al-Mawsil). Saif al-Din Ghazi II, AH 565-576 / AD 1170-1180. Dirham (Bronze, 28 mm, 11.95 g, 10 h). Bare head with dishevelled hair facing slightly to left; above, two winged figures (Angels); in field to left and right, date in Arabic. Rev. In inner field, 'al-Malik al-adil / al-alim Malik umara / al-Sharq wa al-Gharb / Tughril Tekin Atabeg'; around, 'Mawdud ibn Aqsunqur ibn Zengi'; all in Arabic. Spengler & Sayles 60. Repatinated and with a few light deposits at the edge, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.