ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Zangids (Syria). Nur al-Din Mahmud, AH 541-569 / AD 1146-1173. Fals (Bronze, 27 mm, 5.74 g, 6 h), Dimashq (Damascus), date off flan. In the field, ‘al-malik al-ʿādil’ (‘The just king’ in Arabic); above and below, central fleur-de-lis flanked by stars; in the margin, ‘al-ʿizz al-dāʾim wa al-ʿumr al-sālim wa al-naṣr al-khālid’ (‘Perpetual glory and healthy life and everlasting victory’ in Arabic). Rev. In the field, ‘Mahmūd ibn Zankī’ (‘Mahmud, son of Zangi’ in Arabic); above and below, central fleur-de-lis flanked by stars; in the margin, mint and date formula, wherein ‘bi Dimashq’ (‘in Damascus’ in Arabic) is clearly legible. Album 1851. Rough and porous, otherwise, good fine.