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Arab Byzantine - AE Fals - Cir 650-670 C.E. - Emesa Mint - Walker Arab Byzantine and post reform Umaiyd coins,pg. 21,63 Chosen for its interesting type, this coin is before the time of the Crusades, but is noteworthy.
Obverse- Bust of Emperor Facing holding Holy Hand Grenade left (globe with cross), star right. Reverse - the letter M with star above, legend both sides. M is the Greek for 40 (Follis was divided into 40 Nummia). Word below is Arabic for Good. |
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Ayyubids - AE Fals - cir 1193-1218 - Haraah - al'Adil Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr ibu Ayyb (Sephadin) Marsden 240 /Album 810C A coin minted in Haraah under Sephadin, Saladin's brother. Both sides inscriptions, noting Calip Al-Nasir. |
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Ayyubids
- AE Fals - dated
1193 - Aleppo - al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I (Saladin) - Balog 161 |
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Artuquids
- AE -
Cir 1152-1176 - Mardin - Najm al-Din Alpi - Spengler/Sayles 28 Obverse
- Two diademed male busts in profile facine each other, legend around |
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Artuquids
- AE - Cir
1184-1201 - Mardin - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan - Spengler/Sayles 35 Obverse
- Four figures, one in center with veiled head and draped in long robe Reverse - legend in late Kufic script |
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Artuquids
- AE - Cir
1184-1201 - Mardin - Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan - Spengler/Sayles 36
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Zangids - AE Dirham - Cir 1149-1170 - Mosul - Uutb al-Din Mawdud - Spengler/Sayles 59 Obverse
- Male Head, two winged creatures flying above, legend left and right Reverse - four lines of legend |
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Zangids - AE - Cir 1171-1198 - Sinjar - Imd al-Din Zangi ibn Madud - Mitch. 1138 / Poole 613 Obverse
- 2 headed eagle, legend (mint and date) Reverse - 4 lines of legend |
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Zangids - AE - Cir 1197-1219 - Sinjar - Kutb al-Din Mohammed - Spengler/Sayles 80 Interesting as this coin uses a design type of the Athenian Greek coinage Obverse
- Bust of Athena in Attica Helmet - legend around Reverse - 5 lines of legend |
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Zangids - AE - Cir 1197-1218 - Sinjar - Kutb al-Din Mohammed ibn Zangi - Album 1880C/Poole 624 Obverse
- Bust right with legends around Reverse - legend in 5 lines |
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Seljuks of Rum - AE Fals - Cir 1192-1202 - Suleyman II - Mitchners World of Islam 963-964 Obverse
- Horseman holding mace over rt. shoulder, star in field Reverse - Legend in three lines - date around (Mint Resht, Yr. 595) |
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Seljuks of Rum - AE Fals - Cir 1192-1196 - Kay Kushraw I - Mitchners World of Islam 957 Obverse
- Horseman , stars in field Reverse - Legend |
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