Fals - al-Salih Isma’il Halab mint

Fals - al-Salih Isma’il (Halab mint) - obverseFals - al-Salih Isma’il (Halab mint) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Zengid Emirate of Aleppo (Zengid dynasty)
Emir As-Salih Ismail al-Malik (1174-1182)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 576 (1181)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value Æ Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (1127-1250)
Composition Copper
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
149624
References A# 1854.2
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Within a beaded circle, the title of Amir Al-Salih Isma'il decorated with a fleur-de-lys.
Around, a legend.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
المللك
الصالى

Translation:
Al-Malik Al-Salih:
"The ruler Al-Salih [Isma'il]"

Reverse

Inside a beaded circle, the title of the Abbasid caliph Al-Nasir.
Around it, a legend.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الناصر
امير المومنين

Translation:
Al-Nasir Amir al-Muminin:
"[Imam] Al-Nasir, commander of the believers."

Comments

- citing the Caliph Al-Nasir -

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
576 (1181)  Halab (Alep)

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