ISLAMIC. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II (AH 572-580 / AD 1176-1184). Dirhem. Dated AH 579 (AD 1183/4).
Obv: Two Byzantine-style draped and cuirassed facing busts; AH date above and to left.
Rev: Name of Abbasid caliph, Artuqid tamgha, and curse formula in five lines; name and genealogy of Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II in margins.
S&S Type 32.3; Poole 37.
Condition: Good very fine.
Weight: 16.82 g.
Diameter: 33 mm.