Artuqids of Mardin, 547-572 AH / 1152-1176 AD., Najm al-Din Alpi, AE Dirham, S/S 30.2.

Artuqids of Mardin (AH 502-811 / 1108-1408 AD.), Najm al-Din Alpi (bin Timurtash), 547-572 AH / 1152-1176 AD., with the name of the Caliph al-Mustadi, no mint, no date (struck AH 565-572 / 1170-1177 AD.)
Æ Unit / Æ Dirham (29-30 mm / 12,13 g), copper, axes irregular alignment ↑← (ca. 270°),
Obv.: ﻪﻠﻟﺍﻝﻮﺳﺭﺪﻤﺤﻣ ﻪﻠﻟﺍﻻﺍﻪﻟﺍﻻ ﻦﻴﻨﻣﺆﻤﻟﺍﺮﻴﻣﺍ ﺔﻠﻟﺍﺮﻣﺎﺑ ﻰﻀﺘﺴﻤﻟﺍ , ("La ilahe illallah Muhammed resulullah. El-Müstezi biemrillah emir'ül müminin") , two diademed male heads facing (Mercury in Gemini ?), turned slightly away against each other, framed by a squared Arabic legend citing the Abbasid caliph al-Mustadi (AH 565-576 / 1170 to 1180 AD.)
Rev.: ﺮﻜﺑﺭﺎﻳﺩ ﻚﻠﻣ ﻖﺗﺭﺍ ﻦﺑ ﯼﺫﺎﻏﻞﻳﺍ ﻦﺑ ﻰﭙﻟﺍﻦﻳﺪﻟﺍﻢﺠﻧ , ("Necmeddin Alpi bin İlgazi bin Artuk. Melik-i Diyarbekir.") , female head facing (Mercury in Virgo ?), name and pedigree of Najm al-Din Alpi around.
Spengler-Sayles type 30.2 ; Album 1827.5 ; Edhem 38 .

The obverse refers to byzantine coin-types showing two busts. The reverse might show the zodiac Virgo.