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1/4 Dirham - al-Salih Muhammad III al-Qahira mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1422 |
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| Value | 1/4 Dirham (7⁄40) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays bold Arabic thuluth and naskh script inscriptions arranged in two registers across the field of this small, irregularly shaped hammered silver flan. The upper register bears a prominent multi-stroke legend in large thuluth characters, while the lower register carries a cursive naskh inscription identifying the sultan's name, Muhammad. A dotted or dashed line separates the two registers near the lower margin, a characteristic device found on late Mamluk fractional silver coinage. The die engraving is deeply cut, producing well-raised lettering against a flat, undecorated field typical of Burji Mamluk monetary production. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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