Ayyubids, Al-Aziz Uthman ibn Yusuf (589-595 AH/1193-1198 AD) AV Dinar. Al-Iskandariya mint, 592 AH = 1195 AD. In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, was struck this dinar in al-Iskandariya in the year 2 and 90 and 500" in outer margin; citing the Abbasid caliph "Abu l-Ábbas al-Nasir li-din Allah, commander of the faithful" in inner margin; "al-Imam/Ahmad" in two lines across field / Kalima and Qur'an 9:33 in outer margin; "alin al-Malik ghaya al-Aziz" in inner margin; "Uthman/ bin Yusuf" in two lines across field. Album 794; Balog – unrecorded date. 4.80g, 20mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Rare.
Rare Dinar of Al-Aziz Uthman ibn Yusuf
4004.40.50