Akçe - al-Mansur Ahmad

€152,471.00
IssuerMardin, Artuqids of
Year1363-1367
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAkçe (1)
CurrencyAkçe (1326-1409)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.36 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) A#1842.2
Obverse descriptionTitulature of the sovereign in a double hexalobe inscribed in a circle. Inside the lobe, the name of the workshop followed by the year in words; a ring on the outside of each lobe, a globule between each. Presence of a gnat.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering[...] السلطان الملك المنصور خلد الله ملكه [...] ضرب أمد
(Translation: Al-Sultan [...] Al Malik Al-Muzaffar Khallada Allah mulkahu: `The Sultan [...], the ruler al-Mansur [Ahmad], may God perpetuate his kingdom.`  Duriba bi Mardin [...]: `Struck Mardin...)
Reverse descriptionBeginning of the first kalima of Islam written on two lines in a circle adorned with globules; the continuation of the kalima continuing on the periphery in each field of a projecting quadrilobe inscribed in a circle. Name of the first four caliphs written between each lobe; presence of a girdle and an infinite knot in the center.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringلا اله الا الله محمد |الامين | لسول | الله إبو بكير | عمر | عثمان | علي
(Translation: La ilaha illa Allah, Mohammed al amin rasul Allah: `There are no gods but Allah, Muhammad is trustworthy, He is the messenger of Allah.`  Ebu Bekir | Ömer | Osman | Ali: `The Caliphs` Abu Bakr [As-Siddiq], Omar [ibn al-Khattab], Othman [ibn Affan], Ali [ibn Abi Talib] `.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1363-1367)  - 765-769 AH -
ND (1363-1367)  - Frozen year: 748 (Var a) -
ND (1363-1367)  - Frozen year: 748 (Var b) -
Catalog ID4274031400
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