57.2003: Fals of Najm al-Din Alpi
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 57.2003
- People
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Najm al-Din Alpi, Turkic (r. 1154-1176)
- Title
- Fals of Najm al-Din Alpi
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 1154-1176
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Mardin
- Period
- Artuqids of Mardin period
- Culture
- Turkish
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/72115
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Copper
- Metal
- AE
- Dimensions
- 14.77 g
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from David Gordon Mitten
- Object Number
- 57.2003
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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The coin belongs to the Artuqid ruler of Mardin and Mayyafariqin (in present day Southeastern Turkey) who ruled between 1154-1176 (H. 548-572). Several Artuqid rulers used Byzantine and Hellensitik coin types.
Obv.: Two, diademed male busts in profile, facing each other (Gemini). Dot or star between. Nashki script. Rev.: Virgin Mary crowning Byzantine emperor.
Verification Level
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