1/2 Dirham, al-Nasir Yusuf I Saladin, Halab

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.