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1 Fals - al-Muhasin Baha al-Din Yusuf Aleppo
| Issuer | Ayyubid Emirate of Aleppo |
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| Year | 1216 |
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| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious inscription arranged in horizontal registers across the flan. The text presents the Shahada in two parts followed by a phrase from Quranic Sura 9:33 attesting to the mission of the Prophet. The lettering is in raised naskh style, partially weak at the edges due to the irregular flan and hammered striking. No border or additional ornamental devices are discernible. |
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| Reverse lettering | لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى |
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Al-Muhasin Baha al-Din Yusuf ruled Aleppo only briefly as a child under regency, part of the fractious Ayyubid succession disputes that followed Saladin's death in 1193 and left his domains carved among competing sons and nephews for decades. Small copper fals of this type served local market exchange while silver and gold circulated in the hands of merchants and soldiers — meaning these pieces absorbed genuine daily use, which makes clean survivors genuinely scarce.