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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 25650158, member: 81887&quot;][ATTACH=full]1640808[/ATTACH] </p><p>Ayyubids.&nbsp; Damascus mint.&nbsp; AR dirham.&nbsp; Al-&#039;Adil Abu Bakr I (emir of Damascus 1196-1218, sultan of Egypt 1200-1218), dated 60x AH (date partially off flan).&nbsp; Obverse: Inscription within ornate hexafoil, additional inscription along edges.&nbsp; Reverse: Inscription within ornate hexafoil, additional inscription at edges.&nbsp; Album 803.&nbsp; This coin: Frank S. Robinson Sale 125, lot 356 (August 1, 2024).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Al-Malik Al-&#039;Adil Sauf Ad-DIn Abu-Bakr Ahmed ibn Najm Ad-Din Ayyub was born in 1145, a younger brother of the famous Salah Ad-Din Yusuf Ayyub (Saladin), who founded the Ayyubid dynasty and was a major foe of the Crusaders.&nbsp; Al-&#039;Adil held a number of positions in the Ayyubid power structure, including both military leadership and general government positions.&nbsp; Saladin died in 1193, having declared his son Al-Afdal Ali as sole ruler, but some other family members refused to accept Al-Afdal&#039;s supremacy, leading to a prolonged series of disputes in which All-&#039;Adil was often the peacemaker.&nbsp; From his power base in Damascus, Al&#039;Adil was eventually able to take sole control of the Ayyubid territories, proclaiming himself sultan of Egypt in 1200.&nbsp; Al-&#039;Adil&#039;s reign was generally a quiet one, as he maintained good relations with the Crusader States and encouraged trade with Europe.&nbsp; He mainly focused on consolidating Ayyubid rule and did not launch any major attempts to expand territory, though he did take some former Zangid lands in northern Iraq and southern Anatolia.&nbsp; In 1217 the armies of the Fifth Crusade landed at Acre, and Al-&#039;Adil took to the field against them, but without much success.&nbsp; He died in 1218 and was succeeded by his son Malik Al-Kamil.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin type, with its ornate design, was struck in large numbers and was also heavily imitated by the Crusader States.&nbsp; Many of the imitations are of good quality, with fully legible calligraphy; some can only be distinguished because they bear dates after the death of Al-&#039;Adil.&nbsp; This example however does seem to be a true Ayyubid issue.&nbsp; I was quite happy to win it for just $32.&nbsp; Please post your coins of Al&#039;Adil, or whatever else is related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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