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Fals - al-Nāṣir Muhammad I Trablus Mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1310-1341 |
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| Weight | 2.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a prominent geometric device consisting of two interlaced triangles forming a six-pointed star (hexagram), enclosing a central rosette or wheel motif composed of multiple pellets arranged in a circular pattern. The star design is set within a dotted circular border, with additional pellets dispersed in the surrounding field. This decorative geometric composition, common on Mamluk provincial copper fals, fills the flan and is struck on an irregular, slightly chipped planchet with characteristic green patination. |
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Al-Nāṣir Muhammad ibn Qalawun ruled three separate times — deposed twice, restored twice — making his third reign (1310–1341) one of the longest and most politically consequential in Mamluk history. The Tripoli mint was reactivated under his administration as part of a broader reassertion of Mamluk administrative control over the Syrian provinces following the final expulsion of the Crusaders and the dismantling of Frankish coastal infrastructure. Copper fals from provincial mints like Tripoli circulated at the lowest register of daily commerce, changing hands in markets the silver dirham rarely touched.