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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 2728498, member: 74968&quot;]I just won this coin of Saladin in the Roma 35 auction. A few weeks ago someone on the boards asked if there any coins of Saladin on the market. Intrigued I did some searching of my own and found that his silver coins were available. The reason I wanted a coin of Saladin was that I thought he was an interesting character and I believed one of his coins would make a nice addition to my historical figures collection. After all, Saladin fought during one of the most interesting and influential periods of history in Europe-the crusades. He conquered Jerusalem in 1187 and knew as well as fought against Richard I the Lionheart. He was also known as a brilliant military tactician.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were a number of these gold dinars available in the auction. All I had to do was choose my target and bid. I won this for my first bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post any related coins including coins from the crusades, coins of Richard I, or coins of other important Islamic leaders.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ayyubids. Al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), (564-589 AH/1169-1193 AD) AV Dinar. Al-Iskandariya mint, 585 AH = 1189 AD. &quot;In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, was struck this dinar in al-Iskandariya in the year 5 and 80 and 500&quot; in outer margin; citing the Abbasid caliph &quot;Abu l-Ábbas al-Nasir li-din Allah, commander of the faithful&quot; in inner margin; &quot;al-Imam/Ahmad&quot; in two lines across field / Kalima and Qur`an 9:33 in outer margin; title &quot;`alin al-Malik ghaya Salah al-Din&quot; in inner margin; &quot;Yusuf/bin Ayyub&quot; in two lines across field. Album 785.2; Balog 58; 4.33g, 19mm, 2h.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]619865[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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