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Dirham - al-Ashraf Khalil
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1290-1293 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1250-1517) |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله / محمد رسول الله |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Arabic legend in Naskhi script arranged across the field, citing the sultan's titulature and laqab. The inscription references al-Ashraf Khalil and his royal epithets, characteristic of Mamluk royal titulature on silver dirhams of this reign. The text is distributed across three horizontal registers filling the flan, with no border or decorative framing aside from possible pellet separators. The strike is bold though slightly off-center, with typical wear and surface patination consistent with circulation use. |
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Al-Ashraf Khalil ruled for less than three years before his assassination in 1293, but his reign produced one of the most militarily significant moments of the medieval Near East: the fall of Acre in 1291, ending the Crusader presence in the Levant after nearly two centuries. Dirhams struck under his authority circulated against that backdrop of rapid territorial consolidation.
Album 912 encompasses a range of die combinations; attribution to specific mints — Cairo, Damascus, or elsewhere — depends on inscription placement and field details that vary considerably across the type.