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]