ISLAMIC, Ayyubids. Egypt. al-'Adil I Sayf al-Din Ahmad, AH 596-615 / AD 1200-1218. Dinar (Gold, 20 mm, 4.17 g, 3 h), al-Qahira (Cairo), AH 600 = AH 1203/4. Balog, Ayyubids, 237. Nicol 1025. The obverse slightly double struck, otherwise, good fine.

Al-Adil I Sayf ad-Din was the younger brother of the famous Saladin (1174-1189). The Crusaders called him 'Saphadin', a derivation from his laqab 'Sayf ad-Din' ('Sword of Faith' in Arabic).