Fals - al-Salih Ayyub Hamah

Fals - al-Salih Ayyub (Hamah) - obverseFals - al-Salih Ayyub (Hamah) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
Sultan As-Salih Ayyub (1240-1249)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 641 (1244)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value Æ Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (1169-1254)
Composition Copper
Weight 2.1 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
149566
References Bal I# 566,
Paul Balog; 1980. The Coinage of the Ayyūbids. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom.
A# 828
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Square of dots in a circle of dots.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الملك الصالح
نجم الدين أيوب

Translation:
Al-Malik al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub:
"The ruler al-Sālih Najm ad-Din Ayyûb"

Reverse

Square of dots in a circle of dots.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الإمام
المستعصم
أمير المؤمنين

Translation:
Al-Imam al-Musta'sim bi-llah, Amir al-Muminin:
"Imam al-Musta'sim bi-llah, commander of the believers."

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
641 (1244)  Hamah

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