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Fals - Suleyman I Seal of Solomon Variant
| Issuer | Yemen Eyalet |
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| Year | 1531-1566 |
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| Weight | 1.54 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ضرب صنعان (Translation: Struck in Sana`an.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears the Arabic mint legend 'ضرب صنعان' (Struck in Sana'an), the distinctive orthographic spelling of the Yemeni capital as 'Sana`an' (صنعان) rather than the more common 'Sana`a' (صنعا), which serves as the principal diagnostic feature attributing this otherwise anonymous fals to the reign of Süleyman I (r. 1520–1566). The inscription is distributed across the flat field in a typical provincial Ottoman hand, executed with a roughly cut die. The legends are the sole device on this face, with no additional ornamental elements. The flan edge is irregular, consistent with the primitive striking conditions of Ottoman Yemen provincial minting. This spelling convention, documented in Album's Islamic series under type 1119, allows attribution within the broader group of undated Yemeni anonymous fals. |
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Yemen Eyalet was absorbed into the Ottoman administrative structure in 1538 following the campaigns of Hadım Suleyman Pasha, but local copper coinage continued to reflect regional minting conventions rather than conforming neatly to Istanbul's preferences. The Seal of Solomon variant on this fals places it within a broader Yemeni tradition of incorporating talismanic geometric devices into copper issues — a practice that predates Ottoman authority in the region and persisted well into it.
Album 1119 encompasses a loose grouping with considerable die variation; attribution of individual specimens to specific mint sites within Yemen remains difficult without strong provenance.