The portrait of Julian II Apostata (AD 360-363)
Lot 1966
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Timurtash, AH 516-547 / AD 1122-1152. Dirham (Bronze, 24 mm, 2.73 g, 1 h), Mardin, AH 542 or AH 543 = AD 1147/8 or AH 1148/9. Diademed, draped and bearded bust to right; behind and before bust, blundered latin legend; in outer margin, mint and date in Kufic. Rev. 'Timurtash ibn / il-Ghazi ibn Artuq / al-Malik al-adil'; in outer margin, al-Amir al-alim Husam al-Din Malik al-umara Zahir Amir al-Mu'minin'; all in Kufic. Spengler & Sayles 25. Rare. Struck on a short flan, otherwise, very fine.

From an important collection of Ayyubid and post-Seljuk coins.

The obverse of this issue was copied from coins of Julian II Apostata (360-363).
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
460 CHF
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Closing time: 13-Dec-20, 19:28:30 CET
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