Fals - Suleyman I Seal of Solomon Variant

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.