Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II Dimashq mint

Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II (Dimashq mint) - obverseFals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II (Dimashq mint) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Mamluk Sultanate
Sultan Sha'ban II (1363-1376)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 770-771 (1369-1370)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value Æ Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (1250-1517)
Composition Copper
Weight 2.28 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
157325
References Bal II# 454-455-456
Paul Balog; 1964. The Coinage of the Mamlûk Sultans of Egypt and Syria. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.

Obverse

Border: circular line in circle of dots.

Field divided by two horizontal lines into a wider central segment and two narrower, upper and lower, segments.

In upper and lower segments, arabesque ornament.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
In central segment:

الملك الاشرف

Translation:
In central segment:

The honorable king

Reverse

Border: circular line in circle of dots.

Field divided by two horizontal lines into a wider central segment and two narrower, upper and lower, segments.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
Upper segment: ضرب

Central segment: وسبعماية سنة سبعين

Lower segment: بدمشق

Translation:
Upper segment: Hit

Central segment: Seventy-seven years

Lower segment: Damascus

Comments

Type A Bal# 455
central segment:
سبعين و
سنة احد
central segment:
Seventy One year

Type B Bal# 456
central segment:
احد سبعين
.... سنة
central segment:
One Seventy .... Year

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
770 (1369)  60% Bal# 454
771 (1370)  50% Type A Bal# 455
771 (1370)  30% Type B Bal# 456

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