Artuqids of Mardin Dirham - Najm al-Din Alpi, 1152 – 1176

Dirham - Najm al-Din Alpi from Artuqids of Mardin. Issued from 1152 to 1176. Struck in Copper. Measures 31 mm and weighs 13.02 g.

Obverse

Two diademed male heads facing, but turned slightly away from one another above la ilah illa allah, below muhammad rasul allah, at right upwards al-mustanjid billah, at left downwards amir al-mu’minin “no god but God Muhammad is the messenger of God, al-Mustanjid billah, Commander of the Faithful”

Reverse

In centre female head facing with a beaded circle interrupted by neck at bottom; hair arranged in six rolls, above: najm al-Din, below alpi ibn il-ghazi, on right upwards ibn artuq, on left downwards: malik diyar bakr “Star of the Faith, Alpi ibn Il-Ghazi ibn Artuq, Ruler of Diyarbakir”