Islamic coin – HCR13457

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك الناصر صلاح الدنيا و الدين يوسف بن ايوب محي دولة امير المؤمنين

Design:

seated lion left in field surrounded by five stars, enclosed by pointillate circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 11h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام النا / صر لدين الله / امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, six-pointed star to right of field inscription, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 3h, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ayyūbid

Reign

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I

Person

al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf I, 1174 - 1193 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Unknown (Islamic)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

583 AH (=AD 1187-1188)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

13.83

Axis

Diameter (mm)

28.4

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

29/6/1898

Source

Rev. Yaroo M. Neesan

Translation (obverse)

the Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, restorer of the nation, Yūsuf b. Ayyūb

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Imam al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, commander of the believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب هذا الدرهم سنة ثلثة و ثمنين و خمسمائة

Translation (reverse)

this dirham struck (in) the year 583

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 940

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson