Dirham of Badr al-Din Lu'lu'

An image of Coinage. Dirham. Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (1233-58), ruler. Mosul, Al-Mawsil Mint. The Atabegs & Contemporaries. Lu'lu'ids. Obverse: Legend in dotted circle, mint and date formula in margin (partly off), dotted circle. Reverse: Legend in plain circle, margin (partly off), dotted circle. Copper, height 24, mm, width 25 mm, die axis 310 degrees, weight 8.35 g, date uncertain, 1258. Islamic.

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Coinage. Dirham. Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (1233-58), ruler. Mosul, Al-Mawsil Mint. The Atabegs & Contemporaries. Lu'lu'ids. Obverse: Legend in dotted circle, mint and date formula in margin (partly off), dotted circle. Reverse: Legend in plain circle, margin (partly off), dotted circle. Copper, height 24, mm, width 25 mm, die axis 310 degrees, weight 8.35 g, date uncertain, 1258. Islamic.

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