Fals - al-Mansur Abu Bakr Dimashq mint

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IssuerMamluk Sultanate
Year1341-1342
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Fals (1⁄60)
CurrencyDinar (1250-1517)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.1 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal II#267-268
Obverse descriptionInscriptions on three lines presenting the last two digits of the year of striking in all letters, in a hexagram formed by two intertwined triangles, spade heads, and inscribed in the same circle; a globule between each ray of this star.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering(a) احد / (b) اثنين سنةى واربين
(Translation: (a) Ihda / (b) Ithnatain sanat wa arba`in: a) `In the year [seven hundred] forty-one [of the Hijrah]`. (b) `In the year [seven hundred] forty-two [of the Hegira]`.)
Reverse descriptionOn four lines, the name of the workshop in a hexagram formed by two interlaced triangles, spade heads, and inscribed in the same circle; a globule between each ray of this star.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringضرب بدمشق
(Translation: Dariba bi Dimashq: `Struck in Damascus`.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage741 (1341)  - Balog #267 (var a) -
742 (1342)  - Balog #268 (var b) -
Catalog ID6671060890
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