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Silver Mahallak - Muhammad ibn 'Ali

Silver Mahallak - Muhammad ibn 'Ali - obverseSilver Mahallak - Muhammad ibn 'Ali - reverse

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Features

Issuer Emirate of Harar (Ethiopia)
Emir Muhammad ibn Ali (أمير محمد بن علي عبد الشكور) (1856-1875)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1288 (1871)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value Mahallak (1)
Currency Mahlak (1647-1887)
Composition Silver (Some are possibly billon)
Weight 0.15 g
Diameter 9.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
563404
References Album Islamic# J1192
Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
السلطان
محمد بن علي

Translation: The sultan Muhammad son of 'Ali.

Reverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
مدينة
الهرر
١٢٨٨

Translation: The city of Harar, [year] 1288.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1288 (1871) 

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