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1/2 Dirham, al-Nasir Yusuf I Saladin, Halab
| Issuer | Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt |
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| Year | 1169-1193 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver reverse typical of Ayyubid half-dirham coinage, bearing an Arabic inscription distributed across the field in multiple lines, recording the mint name Halab (Aleppo) and additional formulaic religious or dynastic text. The legend is struck in a plain field without a formal border, characteristic of the irregular, hand-struck flans produced at provincial Ayyubid mints during the reign of Saladin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Saladin's Aleppo mint operated under contested circumstances — Halab remained a Zengid stronghold under Saif al-Din Ghazi II until 1183, when Saladin finally absorbed it into his domains after years of diplomatic and military pressure. Half-dirhams struck at Halab under his name therefore date to a period no earlier than that consolidation, placing this piece within roughly a decade of production before his death in 589 AH. Album 789A is a scarce type, the fractional denomination seeing far less systematic production than the full dirham across Ayyubid mints generally.