ISLAMIC, Ayyubids. Egypt. al-'Adil I Sayf al-Din Ahmad, AH 592-615 / AD 1196-1218. 1/2 Dirham (Silver, 14 mm, 1.45 g, 11 h), six-pointed star type, Dimashq (Damascus)(?), AH [60]6(?) = 1209/10. Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah (AH 575-622 / AD 1180-1225) within a six-pointed star, ‘al-imām / al-Nāṣir’ (‘Imam al-Nasir’ in Arabic)’; around, traces of ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a six-pointed star, ‘al-malik / al-ʿĀdil’ (‘King al-ʿAdil’ in Arabic); deteriorated mint and date formula around. Album 807. Rare. Areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.