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Fals - al-Mansur Muhammad II Hamah
| Issuer | Hamah, Emirate of |
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| Year | 642-683 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1178-1342) |
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| Obverse description | Multi-line Arabic inscription arranged within a six-pointed star formed by interlacing lines, the whole enclosed within a border of raised pellets. The legend reads 'al-Malik al-Salih' in Naskh-influenced script typical of Ayyubid-era copper coinage. The flan is irregular, as characteristic of hammered medieval Islamic issues, with the dotted border partially visible around the circumference. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Hamah's Ayyubid line under al-Mansur Muhammad II was among the longer-surviving provincial branches, holding out well after Saladin's immediate successors had been absorbed or extinguished by Mamluk expansion. Al-Mansur maintained his position through careful accommodation with the Mamluks — a strategy that preserved his emirate until 1284, when Sultan Qalawun finally annexed it outright. These copper fals circulated in a city whose political survival depended entirely on its ruler's diplomatic flexibility rather than military strength.