Posted 05/05/2019 12:57 am
Yes, a Crusader imitation of al-Salih Isma'il bearing the (pseudo-) mint name Dimashq and the date AH 641. While the calligraphy is fairly good, your coin differs from the official coins of al-Salih Isma'il in important ways. First, the kalima in the reverse margin (1st photo) has been changed from "There is no god but God alone. There are no others with Him. Muhammad is the apostle of God" to bism / Allah / al-rahman / al-rahim "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful". The central inscription names the deceased 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir: al-imam / al-Mustansir / billah Abu Ja'far / al-Mansur amir al-mu'minin. Genuine coins of al-Salih Isma'il dated 641 carry the full kalima and name the then-current caliph al-Musta'sim.
The obverse (2nd photo) center names the Ayyubid king: al-malik al-Salih / 'Imad al-Dunya wa al-Din / Isma'il bin Abu Bakr. Mint and date in margin segments. Although the mint name is Dimashq, I believe these are thought to have been struck at Acre ('Akka).
Album 849.1 (C).
I'm not sure about value. It is one of the more common varieties but well-struck and mostly legible.
The obverse (2nd photo) center names the Ayyubid king: al-malik al-Salih / 'Imad al-Dunya wa al-Din / Isma'il bin Abu Bakr. Mint and date in margin segments. Although the mint name is Dimashq, I believe these are thought to have been struck at Acre ('Akka).
Album 849.1 (C).
I'm not sure about value. It is one of the more common varieties but well-struck and mostly legible.
Edited by Kushanshah
05/05/2019 01:10 am
05/05/2019 01:10 am
