Dirham - Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan Centaur
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Features
| Issuer |
Artuqids of Mardin
(Artuqid dynasty)  |
|---|---|
| Bey |
Artuk Arslan (1202-1239)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 599 (1203) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (1101-1409) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.36 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 170927 |
| References | Album Islamic# 1830.2 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Centaur advancing right, head facing, drawing bow at head of dragon emerging from his tail.
Reverse
Five line inscription.
Script: Arabic
Edge
Plain
Mint
Mardin, TurkeyComments
Spengler and Sayles assigned the variants different subtypes: 38.1 for the centaur advancing left and 38.2 for the centaur advancing right.
Album covers both under his type 1830.2
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 599 (1203) | Centaur advancing left | 33% | |||||||||||||
| 599 (1203) | Centaur advancing right | 67% | |||||||||||||
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