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Fals - al-Mansur Muhammad II Hamah
| Issuer | Hamah, Emirate of |
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| Year | 642-683 |
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| Weight | 2.09 g |
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| Reverse description | Multi-line Arabic inscription set within a six-pointed star composed of interlaced lines, surrounded by a border of raised pellets, mirroring the obverse design layout. The legend reads 'al-Malik al-Mansur', the regnal title of the ruler Muhammad II of Hamah. The strike is characteristic of Ayyubid copper fulus, with an irregular flan edge and moderate relief on the raised dotted border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hamah's Ayyubid line under al-Mansur Muhammad II was among the longer-surviving provincial branches, holding out well after Saladin's immediate successors had been absorbed or extinguished by Mamluk expansion. Al-Mansur maintained his position through careful accommodation with the Mamluks — a strategy that preserved his emirate until 1284, when Sultan Qalawun finally annexed it outright. These copper fals circulated in a city whose political survival depended entirely on its ruler's diplomatic flexibility rather than military strength.