Copper Dirham of Nasr al-Din Artuq Arslan, minted at Mardin
subject: Copper Dirham of Nasr al-Din Artuq Arslan, minted at Mardin, c. 1230, copper, 6.51 g, Harvard Art Museums
description: Obv.: In center of linear circle, ruler, nimbate seated cross-legged, in his left hand an orb; stars in upper left and upper right field. Rev.: kufic legend. This copper coin was struck at the Mardin mint ca. 1230 (the final digit in the date is illegible) during the reign of Nasr al-Din Artuk Arslan (r. 1201-39). The obverse features a figure seated in a cross-legged position on a square-backed throne. His left hand holds an orb and his right hand rests on his thigh. A kufic legend runs about two-thirds of the way around the coin, giving the royal and personal titles and names of the new Rum Seljuk overlord Kay Khusraw II, and the additional title Qasim amir al-Muminin. On the reverse is written in five lines a kufic legend, that gives the royal and religious titles and name of the `Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir on the first through third lines, and the title and name of the Artukid ruler on the fourth and fifth lines; mint name in the margin above, and the date in the left and right margins.
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/57040

Dirham of Kay Khusraw II
subject: Dirham of Kay Khusraw II, 1235-1237 / AH 639, silver, 2.97 g, Harvard Art Museums
description: Obv.: Lion facing right, sun above
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/72163

Dirham of Khusrau II
subject: Dirham of Khusrau II, 590-628 CE, silver, 4.14 g, Harvard Art Museums
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/182546

Dirham of Rusudan of Georgia
subject: Dirham of Rusudan of Georgia, 1230, silver, 2.61 g, Harvard Art Museums
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/182507

Dirham of Abd al-Malik, Damascus
subject: Dirham of Abd al-Malik, Damascus, 704 CE, silver, 2.78 g, Harvard Art Museums
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/182340

Dinar of al-Amir, Misr
subject: Dinar of al-Amir, Misr, 12th century, gold, 3.93 g, Harvard Art Museums
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/182549

Coin of Badr Al-Din Lu'lu, Mosul
subject: Coin of Badr Al-Din Lu'lu, Mosul, 1234-1259 CE, bronze, 7.81 g, Harvard Art Museums
description: Obv.: diademed classical head facing left of the ruler on Rev.: inscription in nastaliq script
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/57770

Imitation of Dinar of al-Amir, Misr
subject: Imitation of Dinar of al-Amir, Misr, 12th century, gold, 3.74 g, Harvard Art Museums
source: https://iiif.harvardartmuseums.org/manifests/object/182633

Umayyad dinar in imitation of a Byzantine solidus of Emperor Herakleios
subject: Umayyad dinar in imitation of a Byzantine solidus of Emperor Herakleios, c. 690, gold, 4.24 g, British Museum
description: Gold coin. Umayyad dinar in imitation of Byzantine solidus. (whole) Cross on steps (crossbar removed). (reverse) Standing emperor and sons. (obverse)

Umayyad dinar (the standing Caliph)
subject: Umayyad dinar (the standing Caliph), 695 (AH 76), gold, 4.03 g, British Museum