Artuqids of Mardin. Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200)
AE Dirham (32mm, 14,78g)
Obv: Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; to left, floral spray containing three buds or flowers (roses or pomegrantes; ornamental scrollwork in exergue
Rev: Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin.
Whelan Type IV, 57-8; S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4