Lot 1607

Lot (21) Turkoman figural bronze coins, several scarce or rare pieces. Average F-VF.Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Qutb al-Din Sukman II b. Muhammad (AH581-597/AD1185-1200), AE dirham, slightly right-facing bust holding globe and sceptre, AH594 gF/F. Ref.: A.1822.3 (S); SS.14; MWI.1110; Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid, Rukn al-Din Mawdud (AH619-629/AD1222-1232), AE dirham, Two-headed eagle, Amid, AH621. Ref.: A.1824.1; SS.19; MWI.1115-6; Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-Din Timurtash (AH516-547/AD1122-1152), AE dirham, large diademed male head facing right, NM, ND. Ref.: A.1826.3(S); SS.26; Artuqid of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi (AH547-572/AD1152-1176), AE dirham, two diademed male heads facing, ND (2) Ref.: A.1827.5; SS.30; MWI.1029-30; Artuqid of Mardin, Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH580-597/AD1184-1201), AE dirham, large diademed Roman-style male head on the right, NM, ND (ca 586-589). Pierced. (A.1829.2; SS34; MWI.1035-6.); same, AE dirham, four figures in a ‘lamentation’ scene, date illegible. (A.1829.3; SS35; MWI.1039-41); same, AE dirham, ‘headhunter’ type. NM, AH596 (A.1829.4; SS36.1; MWI.1043-4); Artuqid of Mardin, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan (596-637/AD1201-1239), AE dirham, Centaur-archer running left, Mardin, AH599. (A.1830.2; SS38.1; MWI.1049-50); same, AE dirham (11.94 g. & 7.86 g), leopard-rider left, Mardin, AH606. (2) (A.1830.3; SS.39; MWI.1051-2; ZENO 195535); same, AE dirham, Roman style head right. NM, AH620 (A.1830.7; SS43; MWI.1060-1); same, AE dirham, crude head facing. Date eligible. (2) (A.1830.10; SS.47; MWI.1071); Artuqids of Mardin, Qara Arslan (AH658-693/AD1260-1294), AE fals, sunface in square, Mardin, date? Ref.: A.1836.2; SS.50; MWI.1602-3; ZENO 194814; Zangid of Mosul, Sayf al-din Ghazi II (AH564-567/AD1169-1180), AE dirham, helmeted head left, al-Jazira, AH575. Ref.: A.1861.2; SS61; MWI.1120-1; Zangid of Mosul, Nur al-Din Arslanshah I (AH589-607/AD1193-1211), AE dirham, Turkish bust facing, Nasibin, AH594. Ref.: A.1865 (R); SS64; MWI.1125; Zangid of Mosul, ‘Izz al-Din Ma’sud II (AH607-615/AD1211-1218), AE dirham, Male bust left (SS65.1), resp. right (SS65.2), al-Mawsil, Date illegible. (2) Ref.: A.1867; SS65.1-2; MWI.1126; Lu’lu íd of Mosul, Badr. Al-Din Lu’Lu’ (AH631-657/AD1234-1259), AE dirham, head left in square, al-Mawsil, AH631. Ref.: A.1874.1; SS68; MWI.1131; Zangid of Syria, Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (AH541-569/AD1146-1174), AE dirham, Byzantine figures standing, NM, ND. Ref.: A.1850; SS73; MWI.1132.