ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Dirham (Bronze, 30 mm, 17.19 g, 12 h), AH 556 = AD 1160/1161. Bare-headed and draped half-lenght figure facing slightly to the left, holding globe in his right hand and scepter in his left; in field to left, date in the Abjad system. Rev. Legend in Kufic in three lines 'al-Malik al-A/lim al-'Adil / Fakhr al-Din'; in field to right and left, legend in Kufic 'Qararslan / bin Artuq'. Spengler & Sayles 4. An exceptionally attractive example of this difficult issue. Light scratches, otherwise, good very fine.