Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II Hamah

Features

Issuer	Mamluk Sultanate
Sultan	Sha'ban II (1363-1376)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	773 (1371-1372)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	1 Fals (1⁄60)
Currency	Dinar (1250-1517)
Composition	Copper
Weight	3.7 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 137150
References	Bal II# 464 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

Inside a square, the titulature of the Sultan; around, the mint name and the Hijri year.

Translation:
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.

Mint

Hamah, modern-day Hama, Syria

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Date		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1371-1372)	(fr) AH 773 - Variante non-définie	75%
773 (1372)	(fr) Var (a)	8%
773 (1372)	(fr) Var (b)	8%

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