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Dirham - al-Muzaffar Hajji I Dimashq mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1346-1347 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription in naskh script reading the royal titulature of Sultan al-Muzaffar Hajji I: 'al-Sultan al-Malik al-Muzaffar Sayf al-Dunya wa-l-Din Hajji'. The legends are arranged in three horizontal registers across the flan, with bold raised lettering characteristic of Mamluk hammered silver coinage. The coin exhibits an irregular, slightly clipped flan typical of mid-14th century Mamluk dirhams. No figurative imagery is present, consistent with Islamic numismatic convention. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a three-line Arabic mint and date inscription in naskh script, reading 'Duriba bi-Dimashq / Sanat Sab' / wa-Arba'in wa-Sab'umi'a' (Struck in Damascus / in the year seven / and forty and seven hundred, i.e. AH 747). The legends fill the flan in horizontal registers with bold raised relief lettering. The reverse is free of any ornamental border or figurative design, following standard Mamluk epigraphic convention. The irregular flan shows evidence of hand-striking, with areas of weak strike at the edges. |
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| Mint | Dimashq (Damascus) |
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