56.2003: Coin of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 56.2003
- People
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Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan, Turkic (r. 1201-1239)
- Title
- Coin of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 1202-1203
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Mardin
- Period
- Artuqids of Mardin period
- Culture
- Turkish
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/72116
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Dimensions
- 15.29 g
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from David Gordon Mitten
- Object Number
- 56.2003
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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The coin is dated 599 H. (1202-1203).
Obv.: Crowned centaur-archer running to right, with bow aimed at dragon emerging from the centaur's tail.
Rev.: Arabic Legend.
Verification Level
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