Islamic coin – HCR13598

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك العادل سيف الدين ابو بكر بن ايوب

Design:

facing cloaked bust of prince wearng tri-pointed cap in field, Arabic inscription to left and right of bust, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 4h, all enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / وحده لا شر/ يك له الاامام / النصر لدين / الله امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscripton in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription in field to left and right of field inscription, symbol centre above field inscription, all enclosed by linear circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Ayyūbid

Reign

al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I

Person

al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh (magistrate) , al-‘Ādil Abū Bakr I, 1200 - 1218 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Mayāfāriqīn (Islamic)

Denomination

Fals

Material

copper

Technique

struck

Dating

[5]91 AH (=AD 1194-1195)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

11.21

Axis

Diameter (mm)

28.2

Acquisition method

loan

Source

Christ Church

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, XXX.

holed

Translation (obverse)

the King al-‘Ādil Sayf al-Dīn Abū Bakr b. Ayyūb

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب سنة احد و تسعين

Translation (obverse)

struck (in) the year [5]91

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

There is no god but God alone, He has no associate, the Imam al-Nāṣir li-Dīn Allāh, commander of the believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب / بميافارقين

Translation (reverse)

struck in Mayāfāriqīn

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 1034

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson