Fals - al-Ashraf Sha`ban II Dimashq mint

€157,325.00
IssuerMamluk Sultanate
Year1369-1370
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Fals (1⁄60)
CurrencyDinar (1250-1517)
CompositionCopper
Weight2.28 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal II#454-455-456
Obverse descriptionBorder: circular line in circle of dots.  Field divided by two horizontal lines into a wider central segment and two narrower, upper and lower, segments.  In upper and lower segments, arabesque ornament.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringIn central segment: الملك الاشرف
(Translation: In central segment:  The honorable king)
Reverse descriptionBorder: circular line in circle of dots.  Field divided by two horizontal lines into a wider central segment and two narrower, upper and lower, segments.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringUpper segment: ضرب Central segment: وسبعماية سنة سبعين Lower segment: بدمشق
(Translation: Upper segment: Hit  Central segment: Seventy-seven years  Lower segment: Damascus)
Edge
Mint
Mintage770 (1369)  - Bal# 454 -
771 (1370)  - Type A Bal# 455 -
771 (1370)  - Type B Bal# 456 -
Catalog ID7110769750
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