Mamluk Sultanate Fals - Salah-ad-Din Hajji II, 791 – 792
Dimashq Mint
Information
Country
Mamluk Sultanate
Currency
Dinar
(1250 – 1517)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
Æ Fals
Year
791 – 792
Ruler
Hajji II
(1381–1382)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Weight (g)
3.1
Diameter (mm)
18
Demonetized
Yes
Description
Æ Fals from Mamluk Sultanate. Issued from 791 to 792. Struck in Copper. Measures 18 mm and weighs 3.1 g.
- Obverse
- Inscription containing the title and name of the sultan inside a circle divided by two horizontal lines; presence of a gnat. (Al-Mansur Al-Sultan al-Malik Haji: "The victorious Sultan, the Haji ruler".)
- Reverse
- Inscriptions on four lines presenting the name of the workshop, in a hexagram formed by two intertwined triangles, heads spades, and inscribed in the same circle; presence of a globule inside each end of the star. Registration starting at 1h and including the date in letters divided between the fields between the hexagram and the circle. (Duriba bi Dimashq: "Struck in Damascus". Fi sanat ihda (a) / ithnatain (b) wa ti'sin wa sebmi'at: a) "In the year seven hundred and ninety-one [of the Hegira]". (b) "In the year seven hundred and ninety-two [of the Hegira]".)
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792 (1390) | — | Bal #533 (var b) | ||
| 791 (1389) | — | Bal #532 (var a) | 14% |
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