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S/S = William F. Spengler and Wayne G. Sayles, Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and Their Iconography, Volume 1: The Artuqids and Volume 2: The Zengids, Clio's Cabinet, Wisconsin (1992)
Edhem = I. Ghalib Edhem, Catalogue des Monnaies Turcomanes du Musee Imperial Ottoman, Arnaldo Forni, Bologna (1965 (1894))
Album = Stephen Album, A Checklist of Popular Islamic Coins, Album, California (1993)
Broome = Michael Broome, A Handbook of Islamic Coins, Seaby, London (1985)
Marsden = William Marsden/Stephen Album, Numismata Orientalia Illustrata, Attic Books, New York (1977 (1823))


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Zengid Atabegs of Aleppo

Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)

S/S 73


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
S/S 73v. type
21 mm.
3.34 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse: Two Byzantine style figures standing, facing; Kufic legend.
Reverse: Christ, nimbate standing, facing; Kufic legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
S/S 73 type
26 x 25 mm.
5.93 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Two Byzantine style figures standing, facing; Kufic legend.
Reverse: Christ, nimbate standing, facing; Kufic legend.

S/S 74


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
26 mm.
6.00 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions ending in lis; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Partial date, Damascus mint
S/S 74.2 or 74.3
21 mm.
5.35 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
22 mm.
5.09 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
26 mm.
5.29 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, tamgha-like ornaments above and below, two stars in upper field; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, plant-like ornament above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
24 mm.
6.11 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions ending in lis; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
24 mm.
5.37 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, tamgha-like ornaments above and below, four stars in fields; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, plant-like ornament above and tamgha-like ornament below, two stars in lower field (one off flan (?)); marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
25 mm.
5.47 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below, four stars in fields; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below, four stars in fields; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
26 mm.
5.49 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below, stars in fields; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, small lis ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Partial date xx1, Damascus mint
S/S 74.2
25 mm.
5.39 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, small lis ornament above and ornamnent below with scroll-like extentions, two stars in fields; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below with scroll-like extentions; marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
26 x 23 mm.
4.81 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, small lis ornament above and ornamnent below with scroll-like extentions, no stars in field; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornament below with scroll-like extentions (above ornament off flan); marginal legend.


Nur al-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (1146 - 1174 AD)
AE Fals
Unreadable date, Damascus mint
S/S 74 type
22 x 25 mm.
5.89 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: One line Kufic legend, lis ornaments above and below with scroll-like extensions; marginal legend.
Reverse: One line Kufic legend, ornaments above and below with scroll-like extensions ending in lis; marginal legend.

al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)

S/S 75

S/S 76


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 571 (1175 / 1176 AD), Halab mint
S/S 76
20 mm.
2.81 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Roman-style bust wearing diadem with an ornament at the forehead, right. Kufic legend.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.
Note: Courtesy Richard Bilak collection. Ancient Coin Collecting VI, page 143 and 149 (this coin).


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 571 (1175 / 1176 AD), Halab mint
S/S 76
23 x 21 mm.
4.18 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse: Roman-style bust wearing diadem with an ornament at the forehead, right. Kufic legend.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 571 (1175 / 1176 AD), Halab mint
S/S 76
22 mm.
3.91 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Roman-style bust wearing diadem with an ornament at the forehead, right. Kufic legend.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 571 (1175 / 1176 AD), Halab mint
S/S 76
23 x 21 mm.
3.47 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Roman-style bust wearing diadem with an ornament at the forehead, right. Kufic legend.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 571 (1175 / 1176 AD), Halab mint
S/S 76
21 mm.
3.08 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Roman-style bust wearing diadem with an ornament at the forehead, right. Kufic legend.
Reverse: Five line Kufic legend.
Note: Guy looks like he's wearing glasses!.

S/S 77


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 571 (1175 / 1176 AD), Halab mint
S/S 77.2 (?)
20 mm.
2.98 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Kufic legend; ornaments.
Reverse: Kufic legend; ornaments.


al Salih Isma'il (1174 - 1181 AD)
AE Fals
AH 574 (1178 / 1179 AD), Halab mint
S/S 77.5
21 mm.
3.53 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Kufic legend; ornaments.
Reverse: Kufic legend; ornaments.


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