Artuqids of Mardin Akçe - al-Mansur Ahmad, 1363 – 1367

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Artuqids of Mardin Artuqids of Mardin
Currency Akçe (1326 – 1409)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination AR Akçe
Year 1363 – 1367
Ruler Al-Mansur Husam al-Din Ahmad (1364–1367)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 1.36
Diameter (mm) 18
Demonetized Yes

Description

AR Akçe from Artuqids of Mardin. Issued from 1363 to 1367. Struck in Silver. Measures 18 mm and weighs 1.36 g.

Obverse
Titulature of the sovereign in a double hexalobe inscribed in a circle. Inside the lobe, the name of the workshop followed by the year in words; a ring on the outside of each lobe, a globule between each. Presence of a gnat. (Al-Sultan [...]
Al Malik Al-Muzaffar
Khallada Allah mulkahu:
"The Sultan [...], the ruler al-Mansur [Ahmad], may God perpetuate his kingdom."

Duriba bi Mardin [...]:
"Struck Mardin...)
Reverse
Beginning of the first kalima of Islam written on two lines in a circle adorned with globules; the continuation of the kalima continuing on the periphery in each field of a projecting quadrilobe inscribed in a circle. Name of the first four caliphs written between each lobe; presence of a girdle and an infinite knot in the center. (La ilaha illa 
Allah,
Mohammed al amin rasul Allah:
"There are no gods but Allah, Muhammad is trustworthy, He is the messenger of Allah."

Ebu Bekir | Ömer | Osman | Ali:
"The Caliphs" Abu Bakr [As-Siddiq], Omar [ibn al-Khattab], Othman [ibn Affan], Ali [ibn Abi Talib] ".)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1363-1367)  765-769 AH
ND (1363-1367)  Frozen year: 748 (Var a)
ND (1363-1367)  Frozen year: 748 (Var b)

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