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Fals - al-Salih Isma'il Halab mint
| Issuer | Zengid Emirate of Aleppo |
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| Year | 1174-1181 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1127-1250) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central epigraphic field within a beaded inner circle bearing the continuation of the ruler's titulature, identifying him by his given name Isma'il and his patronymic as son of Nur ad-Din Mahmud, rendered in Arabic script. A circumferential Arabic legend occupies the annular zone between the beaded circle and the coin's rim, likely incorporating Quranic phrases or mint and date formulae standard to Zengid fulus. The reverse follows the purely epigraphic format characteristic of Halab mint production under al-Salih Isma'il, with letterforms consistent with 12th-century Syrian calligraphic convention. The hammered flan results in a characteristic irregular outline and uneven relief. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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