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Fals of Najm al-Din Alpi
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The coin belongs to the Artuqid ruler of Mardin and Mayyafariqin (in present day Southeastern Turkey) who ruled between 1154-1176 (H. 548-572). Several Artuqid rulers used Byzantine and Hellensitik coin types.
Obv.: Two, diademed male busts in profile, facing each other (Gemini). Dot or star between. Nashki script. Rev.: Virgin Mary crowning Byzantine emperor.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Loan from David Gordon Mitten
Title: Fals of Najm al-Din Alpi
Description:
The coin belongs to the Artuqid ruler of Mardin and Mayyafariqin (in present day Southeastern Turkey) who ruled between 1154-1176 (H.
548-572).
Several Artuqid rulers used Byzantine and Hellensitik coin types.
Obv.
: Two, diademed male busts in profile, facing each other (Gemini).
Dot or star between.
Nashki script.
Rev.
: Virgin Mary crowning Byzantine emperor.
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