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Fals - al-Salih Salih Hamah

Fals - al-Salih Salih (Hamah) - obverseFals - al-Salih Salih (Hamah) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Mamluk Sultanate
Sultan Salih (1351-1354)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 755 (1354)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 1 Fals (1⁄60)
Currency Dinar (1250-1517)
Composition Copper
Weight 2.75 g
Diameter 17.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
142363
References Bal II# 339
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

Inscription on three lines including in the center the name of the sultan, in top the second digit of the year, in bottom the first digit as well as the name of the workshop; a circle followed by a grenetis border the whole.Automatically translated

Reverse

A flower composed of ten petals with a globule in its center inside a ten-pointed star inscribed in a circle.Automatically translated

Mint

Hamah, modern-day Hama, Syria

Comments

Eighth son of Muhammad I, As-Salih Salah ad-Din Salih was brought to power at the age of 14 following a plot to depose his half-brother Hasan. He reigned from 1351 to 1354 and died in 1360.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
755 (1354) 

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