Mamluk Sultanate Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II, 773

Hamah mint

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Mamluk Sultanate Mamluk Sultanate
Currency Dinar (1250 – 1517)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination Æ Fals
Year 773
Ruler Sha'ban II (1363–1376)
Composition Copper
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 3.7
Diameter (mm) 17
Demonetized Yes

Description

Æ Fals from Mamluk Sultanate. Issued in 773. Struck in Copper. Measures 17 mm and weighs 3.7 g.

Obverse
Inside a square, the titulature of the Sultan ; around, the mint name and the Hijri year. (Al-Malik Al-Ashraf. Duriba bi-Hamah. Thelath Seb'in :
"The King, the Honorable [Sha'ban II]. Struck in Hamah, [during the Hijri year seven hundred and] seventy three.")
Reverse
Lion passant left.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
773 (1372)  (fr) Var (a) 13%
773 (1372)  (fr) Var (b) 13%
ND (1371-1372)  (fr) AH 773 - Variante non-définie 63%

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