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| Maker(s): | Najm al-Din Alpi ibn Ilgazi, Malik of Diyarbakir ca. 1152-1176 CE (minted under) | | Culture: | Near Eastern; Turkish
| | Title: | Dirhem of Gemini
| | Date Made: | ca. 1152-1176
| | Type: | Coin/Money
| | Materials: | Bronze (AE)
| | Place Made: | Asia; Turkey; Diyarbakir
| | Measurements: | 32mm; 14.45g
| | Accession Number: | MH 2004.13.513
| | Credit Line: | Gift of the Estate of Nathan Whitman
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Two diademed male heads facing (Gemini) with legend on four sides; La ilahe illallah Muhammed resulullah. El-Mustencid billah emir'ul muminin
Reverse: Youthful female head facing (probably virgo), hair arranged in six rolls within legend; Necmeddin Alpi bin Ilgazi bin Artuk. Melik-i Diyarbekir
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