Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (1184–1200) probably Mardin mint. Dated AH 596 (1199-1200 CE). Obverse: Turk, in military outfit and cross legged, seated facing, holding severed head and raised sword; name and title of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah to left; ornamental scrollwork in exergue. Reverse: Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; names and titles of Ayyubid overlord in inner margin; name of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan and AH date in outer margin.[ 1]
Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (r.1184–1204) was an Artuqid dynasty ruler of the regions of Mardin and Mayyafariqin . His coinage displays an armoured Turk ruler holding a severed head in his left hand.[ 2] The obverse acknowledges the religious affiliation to the Abbasid caliph.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
He was succeeded by his son Artuq Arslan .
Coinage of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 (AD 1184-1200) Dated AH 582 (AD 1186-7). Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust.
References
^ Whelan Type IV, 58 (for rev.); S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4.
^ a b "Coin British Museum" . www.britishmuseum.org .
^ BMC Oriental 3 / The coins of the Turkuman houses of Seljook, Urtuk, Zengee, etc in the British Museum, classes X-XIV, 409 p.153
^ Hillenbrand, Robert (1 January 1999). Islamic Art and Architecture . Thames and Hudson. p. 133, Fig. 104. ISBN 978-0-500-20305-7 .