Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II Dimashq
© Nathan Alcorn
Features
| Issuer |
Mamluk Sultanate
 |
|---|---|
| Sultan |
Sha'ban II (1363-1376)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1363-1377 |
| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Dinar (1250-1517) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.1 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 124580 |
| References | Bal II# 458 Paul Balog; 1964. The Coinage of the Mamlûk Sultans of Egypt and Syria / Volume 12. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. |
Obverse
Eye-shaped cartouche with Arabic al-sultan al-malik al-Ashraf Sha'ban clockwise around perimeter; at center, bin Hasan.
Lettering:
السلطان الملك الا شرف شعبان
حسن بن
Translation:
The Sultan, King Ashraf Shaaban
Hassan bin
Reverse
Concave-sided linear octolobe with floweret on the edges. Pellets between the flowerets. Inscription: "Duriba ...mashq bi Di..."
Lettering:
ضرب
مشق
بد
Translation: Stuck in Dimashq (Damascus)
Edge
Plain, irregular
Mint
Damascus, SyriaComments
This type is undated.
There are many samples on Zeno: http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan55713
From the 36 samples, the weights vary widely from 1,72 to 3,50 gr, and size from 15 to 21 mm. Many samples are not round, but oval or irregular. The mean weight is 2,63 grams and size 18 mm.
Some samples are overstruck on unidentified coins.
There is report about one variant, where Al-Ashraf is written above the cartouche, not below (Zeno #44777).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1363-1377) | 764-778 AH (1363-1377 AD) | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 80
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