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Fals - al-Manṣūr ʿAlī II Hamah mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1377-1381 |
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| Weight | 1.8 g |
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| Reverse description | Epigraphic field bearing Arabic legends in Naskh script, arranged across the flan in a compact, somewhat informal layout typical of Mamluk provincial copper coinage. The inscriptions are partially legible due to a weak strike and die wear, with letters showing characteristic boldness of the period. The surface exhibits a rough, granular texture consistent with the hammered technique and prolonged circulation. No figurative imagery is present, in accordance with Islamic numismatic tradition. The reverse is notably flatter and less crisply struck than the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1377-1381) - 778-783 AH |
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Al-Manṣūr ʿAlī II was elevated to the sultanate as a child — barely ten years old — and his reign lasted only until the powerful amir Barquq maneuvered him off the throne in 1381, marking the effective end of the Bahri line's hold on Cairo. Copper fulus from the Hamah mint during this period are notably scarce; the Syrian provincial mints were already in decline, and political instability consistently disrupted production runs before they reached volume.