★ Very rare ★

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan, AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174. Dirham (Bronze, 27 mm, 8.05 g, 11 h), AH 570 = AD 1174. Bare-headed and draped half-lenght figure facing; in field to right, winged figure to left; around, 'sab'in wa khamasami'a' in Kufic. Rev. 'Malik al-umara / Qara Arslan bin / Da'ud bin / Sukman bin Artuq'; in field to right and left, legend in Kufic 'al-Imam / al-Mustanjid billah' in Kufic in four lines. Spengler & Sayles 8. Very rare. Some areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.