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Fals - al-Muzaffar Hajji I Halab Mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1346-1347 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Within a circle divided by two horizontal lines into three registers, the obverse bears an Arabic legend in three parts: the upper register contains the opening of the mint formula, the central register bears the honorific title of the sultan (al-Malik al-Muzaffar), and the lower register names the mint city of Halab (Aleppo). The inscription reads: Duriba al-Malik al-Muzaffar bi-Halab, meaning 'Struck by al-Malik al-Muzaffar in Aleppo.' The lettering is in cursive Arabic Naskh script typical of Mamluk copper coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded or pearl-bordered circle, the reverse displays a central fleur-de-lys motif flanked symmetrically by four globules, one in each quadrant surrounding the device. The fleur-de-lys, a common ornamental element on Mamluk copper fals, is rendered in a bold, stylized form characteristic of mid-14th century Aleppo mint production. The field is otherwise plain, with no additional inscription or legend. |
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Al-Muzaffar Hajji I ruled for less than a year before being deposed and killed by his own amirs in 1347, making his issues among the shortest-reigned of any Mamluk sultan. The Halab mint — modern Aleppo — was one of the northern Syrian production centers that continued striking copper fals for local market use while gold and silver coinage remained concentrated in Cairo and Damascus. Copper fals of deposed sultans were rarely recalled, so they circulated long after the reign ended.