Fals - al-Salih Isma'il Dimashq mint

€1.00
IssuerMamluk Sultanate
Year1343-1346
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Fals (1⁄60)
CurrencyDinar (1250-1517)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.6 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Bal II#287-288-289
Obverse descriptionInscriptions with the title and name of the sultan inside a circle composed of globules and separated horizontally by two lines of globules.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringاسمعيل الملك الصالح بن محمد
(Translation: Isma`il al-Malik al-Salih bin Muhammad: `Isma`il, the virtuous ruler, son of Muhammad [I]`.)
Reverse descriptionInscriptions containing the workshop and the date in words within a circle composed of globules and separated horizontally by two lines of globules.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Duriba bi Dimashq a) fi sanat thelath wa arba`in (b) fi sanat arba `wa arba`in c) fi sanat sitt `wa arba`in wa seb `mi`at: `Struck in Damascus, a) In the year seven hundred and forty-three [of the Hijrah] (b) In the year seven hundred and forty-four [of the Hijrah] (c) In the year seven hundred forty-six [of the Hegira] `.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage743 (1343)  - Balog #287 (var a) -
744 (1344)  - Balog #288 (var b) -
746 (1346)  - Balog #289 (var c) -
Catalog ID1979842940
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