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Fals - al-Salih Ayyub Hamah
| Issuer | Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt |
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| Year | 640-642 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a central field divided into multiple lines of Arabic Kufic-style script. The upper legend reads 'Al-Imam' identifying the Abbasid Caliph al-Musta'sim Billah with his title 'Commander of the Faithful,' invoking caliphal authority. Below, the Islamic declaration of faith — the Shahada — is inscribed: 'There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God.' The inscription is arranged in horizontal registers within a plain circular field, typical of Ayyubid fals coinage. No figurative imagery is present, consistent with Islamic numismatic convention. |
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| Mintage | ND (640-642) |
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Al-Salih Ayyub's reign over Hamah was brief and turbulent — he held the city only from 1237 to 1238 before being displaced by his uncle al-Kamil, who reassigned the Syrian appanages to consolidate Ayyubid family control ahead of mounting Crusader and Khwarazmian pressures. Copper fals from minor Ayyubid princelings governing secondary Syrian cities were struck in small quantities and circulated locally, rarely traveling far. Most were melted or lost to the dirt.