Mamluk Sultanate Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II, 770 – 771

Dimashq mint

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Mamluk Sultanate Mamluk Sultanate
Currency Dinar (1250 – 1517)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination Æ Fals
Year 770 – 771
Ruler Sha'ban II (1363–1376)
Composition Copper
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 2.28
Diameter (mm) 18
Demonetized Yes

Description

Æ Fals from Mamluk Sultanate. Issued from 770 to 771. Struck in Copper. Measures 18 mm and weighs 2.28 g.

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. (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. (Upper segment: HitCentral segment: Seventy-seven yearsLower segment: Damascus)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
771 (1370)  Type A Bal# 455 50%
771 (1370)  Type B Bal# 456 30%
770 (1369)  Bal# 454 60%

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