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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 2:29 pm Received in the mail today a wonderful surprise from one of our members. Thanks so much Marc. Artuqids of Mardin Qutb al-Din il Ghaz II AH 572-580 (1176-1184) Ae Dirham Obverse: Roman type bust with head looking up, Some believe the coin to be modeled after a coin of Constantine I. Obverse legend: Top: bin Alpi bin Bottom: Timurtash bin Left: il-Ghaz Right: bin Artuq The obverse legend is a continuation of the reverse legend. Reverse: Legend in five lines. il Ghazi al'-mawlana al-malik al-alim al'adil Qutb al Din Malik al- umana shah Diyarbakr Sorry I don't know the translation, maybe KS can shed some light on it. Ae Dirham 31.1mm x 11.56g x 4h Album 1828.1, S/S Type 31.1 Thanks again Marc. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34542 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 5:52 pm That is a beaut Ron! The inscription is a bit of a family history isn't it? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 9:09 pm A correction. This coin did not come from Marc but from my Very good friend Bob L through Marc. Bob thank you so much, it has really cheered me up. It's a wonderful coin. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 9:11 pm @Dave, this is a strange coin in that there are mistakes in the legend spelling and wording. For some unknown reason they played this guy up, feeding his ego. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34542 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 9:14 pm Yes not sure about spelling mistakes, but I wonder if the declaration of lineage was for an ego boost, to show legitimacy of rule, or some other reason. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 9:40 pm The translation is something like this. Reverse: il-Ghazi ("the Warrior") / al-mawlana ("the lord") al-malik ("the king") al-'alim ("the wise") / al-'adil ("the just") Qutb al-Din ("Axis of the Faith") / malik al-amara ("king of the commanders") shah / Diyarbakr ("shah of Diyarbakr") Obverse: bin Alpi / bin Timurtash / bin Ghazi / bin Artuq (bin = "son of"). A very modest fellow Edited by Kushanshah 09/01/2020 9:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/01/2020 9:56 pm Thanks KS I knew you be able to translated. Thanks for the help. Report this Post to the Staff
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