ZANGID (AL-MAWSIL)

541 – 631 AH

Except for some issues of the first two rulers, Mawdud and Ghazi II, all gold coins were struck at al-Mawsil (Mosul). Aside from their normal issues of al-Mawsil, these two rulers also struck dinars at al-Bawazij, Daquqa, Irbil, Shahrazur and Tikrit, all extremely rare. Likewise, copper was normally produced at al-Mawsil as well, but a few relatively common types were struck at Nasibin and al-Jazira, as noted in the descriptions below. The billon dirhams were presumably struck solely at al-Mawsil, but they seldom show the mint name, and are apparently always undated; they were struck from dies far larger than the average flan. They vary widely in size and weight, and do not correspond to any fixed denominations. None are reported after Ghazi II (d.572), though restored after 631, during the reign of Badr al-Din Lu’lu’.