Numismatica Genevensis SA
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LE MONDE ARABE
AYYUBIDS OF SYRIA AND EGYPT
THE BEGINNINGS OF SALADIN. al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf b. Ayyub (Saladin), AH 564-589 (1169-1193).
Dinar AH 568 (1172-73), al-Qahira. Inscription centrale sur deux lignes, entourée de trois légendes circulaires / Inscription centrale sur quatre lignes entourée de trois légendes circulaires. 3,03g. A 1849 (voir aussi 785.1 note) ; Balog 2.
Très bel exemplaire.
One of the earliest coins of the famous Muslim ruler. This interesting and rare coin was struck in AH 568 by order of Saladin, who was then governor of Egypt for Nur al-Din Mahmud. Only the latter's name appears on this dinar.
AYYUBIDS OF SYRIA AND EGYPT
THE BEGINNINGS OF SALADIN. al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf b. Ayyub (Saladin), AH 564-589 (1169-1193).
Dinar AH 568 (1172-73), al-Qahira. Inscription centrale sur deux lignes, entourée de trois légendes circulaires / Inscription centrale sur quatre lignes entourée de trois légendes circulaires. 3,03g. A 1849 (voir aussi 785.1 note) ; Balog 2.
Très bel exemplaire.
One of the earliest coins of the famous Muslim ruler. This interesting and rare coin was struck in AH 568 by order of Saladin, who was then governor of Egypt for Nur al-Din Mahmud. Only the latter's name appears on this dinar.