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Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan AE Dirham

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 26th, 20:14:30 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 09:36:23 CET

Price realised: CHF 280.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 300.77 / USD 313.35 / GBP 250.10

High bidder: Bidder 4

eAuction #49, Lot 149. Estimate: CHF 250.00

Artuqids of Amid & Kayfa. Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (539-570 AH = 1144-1174 AD). AE Dirham (18 mm, 3.85 g).
Obv. Facing bust of Christ (Christ Pantokrator), showing the book of Gospels in his left Hand.
Rev. Arabic inscription.
Album 1820.1. SS Type 1.

Very rare. Very fine.

From the D.A.K. Collection.

It is most unusual to find Christ Pantokrator on an islamic coin!



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