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Fals - al-Salih Isma'il al-Qahira mint
| Issuer | Mamluk Sultanate |
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| Year | 1344-1346 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a bold, multi-line Arabic legend in raised Naskhi script reading the royal titulature of Sultan al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il. The inscription is arranged in three horizontal lines across the flan, with additional marginal text partially visible along the upper periphery. The striking is characteristic of Mamluk hammered copper coinage, with the legend somewhat off-centre due to the irregular flan. The surfaces show a brown and ochre patina consistent with heavy circulation wear. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Al-Salih Isma'il's reign was a creature of factional violence — he reached the throne as a child in 1342 only through the manipulation of the amir Yalbugha al-Yahyawi, and the court intrigue surrounding his sultanate never fully stabilized. Copper fals coinage of this period was minted primarily for small urban transactions in Cairo's markets, and the al-Qahira mint remained the dominant copper-striking facility in the Mamluk system throughout the mid-fourteenth century.
Balog's sequencing of the 285–286 types reflects minor die variations rather than separate emission periods.