Fals - al-Nasir Yusuf - "al-Nasir Yusuf II" Aleppo

Fals - al-Nasir Yusuf - "al-Nasir Yusuf II" (Aleppo) - obverseFals - al-Nasir Yusuf - "al-Nasir Yusuf II" (Aleppo) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Ayyubid Emirate of Aleppo (Ayyubid Sultanate)
Emir An-Nasir Yusuf (1236-1260)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1236-1260
Value Æ Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (1183-1260)
Composition Copper
Weight 2.61 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
151137
References Bal I# 761,
Paul Balog; 1980. The Coinage of the Ayyūbids. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom.
A# 845
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Inside a circle, the titular of Sultan Al-Nasir Yusuf II.
A series of dots decorate the circle.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering: الملك الناصر

Translation:
Al-Malik al-Nasir [...]:
"The ruler al-Nasir [...]."

Reverse

Within a circle, the title of the Abbasid caliph Al-Musta'sim followed by the name of the workshop.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الإمام المستعصم
ضرب حلب

Translation:
Al-Imam al-Musta'sim:
"Imam al Musta'sim".

Duriba bi Halab:
"Hit in Aleppo."

Comments

- Citing the Caliph Al-Musta'sim -

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1236-1260)  634-658 AH

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