Artuqids of Mardin Akçe - al-Ṣāliḥ Ṣāliḥ I, 748

Mardin mint

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Artuqids of Mardin Artuqids of Mardin
Currency Akçe (1326 – 1409)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination AR Akçe
Year 748
Ruler As-Salih Shams al-Din Mahmūd (1312–1364)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 1.43
Diameter (mm) 18
Demonetized Yes

Description

AR Akçe from Artuqids of Mardin. Issued in 748. Struck in Silver. Measures 18 mm and weighs 1.43 g.

Obverse
Inscription written on five lines with the title of the sovereign and the name of the workshop on the last one; the whole in a salient quadrilobe. Around, inscriptions contained in a circle. Presence of a grenetis.
Reverse
Kalima inscribed on three lines inside a hexagon whose four cardinal points form a folium towards the outside; internally, at the level of each of these loops, an inscription. Externally, at each corner, inscriptions separated by knots; the whole inscribed in a circle and followed by a grenetis.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
748 (1348)  (fr) Mardin

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