Artuqids of Mardin, 547-572 AH / 1152-1176 AD., Najm al-Din Alpi, AE Dirham, S/S 28.

Artuqids of Mardin, Najm al-Din Alpi bin Timurtash, 547-572 AH / 1152-1176 AD.,
Æ Dirham (31-33 mm / 14,87 g),
Obv.: ﻦﻳﺪﻟﺍﻢﺠﻧ / ﺮﮑﺑﺭﺎﻳﺩ ﻚﻠﻣ ("Necmeddin, Melik Diyarbekir") , Arabic legend above and beneath, two diademed male busts in profile with long hair facing each other.
Rev.: ﻖﺗﺭﺍ ﻦﺑ ﯼﺫﺎﻏﻞﻳﺍ ﻦﺑ ﺵﺎﺗﺮﻤﺗﻦﺑ ﻰﭙﻟﺍﺮﻔﻈﻤﻟﺍ ﻮﺑﺍ ("Ebu'l Muzaffer Alpi bin Timurtaş bin İlgazi bin Artuk") , between Arabic legends, standing figures of Byzantine emperor facing, wearing diadem with pendilia and loros, holding globus, the Theotokos, wearing maphorium over chiton, with hand raised touching crown of emperor.
Spengler/Sayles 28 ; Album 1827.3 ; UE-1325 .