ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan, AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Dirhem (Bronze, 33 mm, 14.94 g, 5 h), stating the Ayyubid ruler al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin) as overlord, unlisted mint, possibly Mardin, AH 581 = 1185-6 AD. Husâm al-dîn yû-luq bin Îl-Ghâzi (in Arabic). Draped male bust facing slightly to left. Rev. Ayyûb/ al-Malik al-Nâsir/ Salâh al-Dunyâ/ wa al-Dîn Yûsuf/ bin (in Arabic) in five lined within double hexagram; around, date. Album 1829.1. S&S Type 33.1. Brown surfaces. Very fine.
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