Artuqids of Mardin Dirham - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan, 1184 – 1201

Dirham - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan from Artuqids of Mardin. Issued from 1184 to 1201. Struck in Copper. Measures 32 mm and weighs 14.15 g.

Obverse

Large diademed Roman-style male head on the right, facing left in profile, hair dishevelled; smaller crowned Byzantine-style bust facing forward with garment.legend in late Kufic in an arc above, from 2 to 11 o'clock, bearing the ruler's personal laqab and the title Malik Diyarbakr; all within a beaded circle.

Reverse

Four-line legend in late Kufic, continuing in the right and left fields, including four laqabs, the ism and nasa (patronymic) of the Ayyubid overlord Saladin; all within a beaded circle.