Dirham - al-Ẓāhir Baybars I

Issuer Mamluk Sultanate
Year 668-674 (1270-1275)
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Dirham (0.7)
Currency Dinar (1250-1517)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.0 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Album Islamic#883
Obverse description Four line inscription, lion walking left beneath, in circle. Beaded border.
Obverse script Arabic
Obverse lettering al-sulṭān al-malik
al-Ẓāhir Rukn al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn
Bibars qasīm amīr al-muʾminīn
Reverse description Within a circle, four line inscription. Beaded border.
Reverse script Arabic
Reverse lettering lā ilāha illā Allāh
Muḥammad rasūl Allāh
arsalahū bi al-hudā
Edge
Mint Cairo, Egypt
Mintage 668 (1270)
669 (1271)
673 (1274)
674 (1275)
Numisquare ID 8291168928
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