Fals - al-Manṣūr ʿAlī II Dimashq mint

€78,792.00
IssuerMamluk Sultanate
Year1380-1381
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Fals (1⁄60)
CurrencyDinar (1250-1517)
CompositionCopper
Weight2.15 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal II#501-502
Obverse descriptionName of the Sultan in a circular cartouche, around an inscription bearing his title; a circle followed by a girdle borders the whole.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringالسلطان الملك المنصور على
(Translation: Al-Sultan al-Malik al-Mansur Ali: `The Sultan, the victorious ruler Ali [II]`.)
Reverse descriptionBetween two circles, an inscription indicating the name of the workshop followed by the date in full letter; in the center a fleur-de-lis, outside a grènetis.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringa) ضرب بدمشق سنة احد ثمانين وسبعماية b) ضرب بدمشق سنة اثنين ثمانين وسبعماية
(Translation: Duriba bi Dimashq sanat ihda (a) / ithnatain (b) / thelath (c) wa themanin wa seb `mi`at: a) `Struck in Damascus in the year seven hundred and eighty-one [of the Hegira]`. (b) `Struck in Damascus in the year seven hundred and eighty-two [of the Hegira]`.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage781 (1380)  - Balog #501 (var a) -
782 (1381)  - Balog #502 (var b) -
Catalog ID9543619740
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