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Fals - Nur al-Din Mahmud Dimashq mint
| Issuer | Zengid Emirate of Syria |
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| Year | 1154-1174 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic Kufic legend, reading 'Al-Malik Al-Adil' (The Just Ruler), rendered in bold relief characteristic of Zengid hammered copper coinage. The inscription is framed by a beaded or dotted border following the irregular outline of the flan. The die-work is robust and angular, consistent with the aniconic epigraphic style employed at the Dimashq mint during the reign of Nur al-Din Mahmud. The copper surface displays an even olive-green patina with areas of granular corrosion typical of long-circulated medieval Islamic fulus. |
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| Obverse lettering | المللك العادلُ (Translation: Al-Malik Al-Adil [...]: `The ruler, Al-Adil [...]`) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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