ISLAMIC, Ayyubids. Egypt. al-'Adil I Sayf al-Din Ahmad, AH 596-615 / AD 1200-1218. Dinar (Gold, 18 mm, 3.71 g, 1 h), al-Qahira (Cairo), AH 608 = AD 1211/1212. Balog, Ayyubids, 243. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.

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