Fals - al-Nāṣir Muhammad I Trablus Mint

€142,377.00
IssuerMamluk Sultanate
Year1341
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Fals (1⁄60)
CurrencyDinar (1250-1517)
CompositionCopper
Weight2.25 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal II#240
Obverse descriptionInscriptions presenting the name of the sultan on two (a) or three lines (b) in a hexagram formed by two interlaced triangles, spade heads, and inscribed in the same circle; a globule between each ray of this star, presence of a grenetis.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringالملك الناصر
(Translation: Al-Malik al-Nasir: `Sovereign Al-Nasir [Muhammad]`.)
Reverse descriptionInscriptions on three lines comprising the name of the workshop followed by the date 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, presence of a grenetis.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringطرابلس احدوار بعين
(Translation: Tarabulus Ihda wa arba`in: `[Struck at] Tripoli, [in the year seven hundred] forty-one [of the Hijrah]`.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage741 (1341)  - Third reign (var a) -
741 (1341)  - Third reign (var b) -
Catalog ID8068685970
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