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Identification and Creation

Object Number
56.2003
People
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
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Descriptions

Description
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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