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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.2544
People
Najm al-Din Alpi, Turkic (r. 1154-1176)
Title
Coin of Alpi
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1154-1176
Period
Artuqids of Mardin period
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181205

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper alloy
Metal
AE
Dimensions
15.83 g

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.2544
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The coin (dirham) belongs to the Artuqid ruler of Najm al-din Alpi (r.1154–1176). Obverse is inscribed with Najm al-Din / King of Diyar Bakr and shows facing Portraits of the Seleucid Emperor Antiochus VII, after a silver coin. The reverse is inscribed Abu al Muzaffar Alpi bin Timurtash bin il-Ghazi bin Artuq and shows Virgin Mary crowning the Byzantine Emperor Romanos III, after a gold coin.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023

Verification Level

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