Artuquids of Mardin, 580-597 AH/AD 1184-1200 AD. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan AE Dirham

Artuqids of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan, AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200.

AE Dirham AH 589 = AD 1193

Obverse: Three figures with extended arms standing around one figure seated to left in attitude of mourning.

Reverse: In inner field, 'al-Imam al-Na/sir lil-din / Amir al-Mu'minin; around, 'al-Malik al-Adil Saif al-Din Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub'; all in Kufic.

Reference: SS 35.2, Album .... Wilkes 1208

Weight: 13.74g Size: 30mm Condition: The reverse corroded, otherwise, very fine.

The scene on the obverse has been interpreted as depicting either mourning over the death of Saladin, or an astrological event depicting Virgo, the sixth astrological sign in the Zodiac, surrounded by planets.

Referenz : Spengler & Sayles 35.2

Sammlung : XIII Oriental Coins