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Fals - al-Zahir Ghazi Ornamented circle type - Aleppo
| Issuer | Ayyubid Emirate of Aleppo |
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| Year | 1193 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a beaded or pearl-bordered circle enclosing the honorific title of Sultan al-Malik al-Zahir in Arabic Kufic or Naskh script. The date, expressed in full written form, appears both preceding and following the royal epithet within the decorative ornamented border. The overall design is characteristic of Ayyubid hammered copper coinage, with the inscription arranged in multiple horizontal lines filling the circular frame. The pearl-ornamented border serves as the primary decorative element demarcating the legend field from the outer coin surface. |
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| Reverse description | Central field enclosed within a pearl-ornamented circle bearing the honorific title of the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah in Arabic script. The mint name, Aleppo (Halab), appears as part of the mint formula flanking or surrounding the Caliph's title, identifying the workshop of production. The inscription is arranged in horizontal registers within the beaded border, following the standard Ayyubid fals convention of acknowledging Abbasid suzerainty on the reverse. The composition and layout closely parallel the obverse design, with the pearl border providing a symmetrical decorative frame consistent across both faces. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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