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Fals - Nur al-Din Mahmud Dimashq mint
| Issuer | Zengid Emirate of Syria |
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| Year | 1154-1174 |
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| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic epigraphic legend in Kufic script, reading 'Mahmud bin Zanki', identifying the ruler as Nur al-Din Mahmud, son of Imad al-Din Zengi, founder of the Zengid dynasty. The inscription is disposed across the field in characteristic Zengid hammered style, with bold, angular letterforms in raised relief. A dotted or beaded border encircles the legend, following the irregular periphery of the flan. The reverse surface shares the same olive-green and dark patina as the obverse, with localized areas of cuprite and encrustations consistent with prolonged burial or circulation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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