Islamic. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (Sinjar). Qutb al-Din Muhammad. AH 594-616 /1197-1219 AD. AE Dirhem (10.55 gm, 26mm). Sinjar mint. Album 1880.2

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Islamic. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (Sinjar). Qutb al-Din Muhammad. AH 594-616 /1197-1219 AD. AE Dirhem (10.55 gm, 26mm). Sinjar mint. Dated AH 596 = 1199/1200 AD. Obv.: bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed Roman-style bust left, holding spear or scepter over shoulder and shield; mint name and AH date around. Rev.: names and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir and Qutb al-Din Muhammad bin Zengi in five lines and continuing in margins; tamgha below. Whelan Type II; S&S Type 81.1; Album 1880.2. VF.