Fals - al Zahir Barquq Hamah mint

Fals - al Zahir Barquq (Hamah mint) - obverseFals - al Zahir Barquq (Hamah mint) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Mamluk Sultanate
Sultan Barquq (1382-1389; 1390-1399)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 799 (1397)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value Æ Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (1250-1517)
Composition Copper
Weight 4.95 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Irregular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
163411
References Bal II# 596
Paul Balog; 1964. The Coinage of the Mamlûk Sultans of Egypt and Syria. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.

Obverse

Title of the Sultan on four lines.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
السلطان
الملك الظاهر
سيف الدنيا والدين
برقوق

Reverse

Name of the workshop followed by an inscription and the year of reign in all letters; the whole separated by three horizontal lines.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
ضرب بحماة
كفى بالموت وعظا
سنة تسع تسعين

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
799 (1397) 

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