Dirham - al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf - Saladin Egypt and Syria - Artuqid prototype

€52,678.00
IssuerAyyubid Sultanate of Egypt
Year1174-1193
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueDirham (1)
CurrencyDinar (1169-1254)
CompositionCopper
Weight12.34 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal I#182
Obverse descriptionMale figure facing, seated cross-legged on a low square-backed throne surmounted by two pinnacles at the upper corners, wearing a turban, left hand holding an orb and right hand resting on his thigh
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringal-malik al-nasir salah (al-dunya wa’l-din) yusuf ibn ayyub
(Translation: The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub)
Reverse descriptionField within a beaded circle Lettering with curved ornaments above and below.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringal-imam al-na sir li-din allah amir al-mu’minin duriba hadha’l-dirham sana sitt wa thamanin khamsmi‘a
(Translation: The Imam al-Nasir li-Din Allah, Commander of the Faithful This dirham was struck the year six and eighty and five hundred)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1174-1193)  - 575-589 AH -
Catalog ID5332069200
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