Fals - al-Manṣūr ʿAlī II Hamah mint

€159,861.00
IssuerMamluk Sultanate
Year1377-1381
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Fals (1⁄60)
CurrencyDinar (1250-1517)
CompositionCopper
Weight1.8 g
Dimensions16 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal II#393
Obverse descriptionBorder circle of dots between two circular lines.  Field divided by two horizontal double lines into three segments (fesse).
Obverse script
Obverse letteringUpper segment: بحماة Central segment: الملك المنصور Lower segment: ضرب
(Translation: Upper segment: Protectors  Central segment: King Mansour  Lower segment: Hit)
Reverse descriptionBorder circle of dots between two circular lines.  Horse trotting to left. On its back a `qubbah` or ceremonial baldaquin (?) with two streamers floating from the top.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1377-1381)  - 778-783 AH -
Catalog ID1717240040
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