Fals - al-Ashraf Sha'ban II Hamah
© Cristiano Becker
Features
| Issuer |
Mamluk Sultanate
 |
|---|---|
| Sultan |
Sha'ban II (1363-1376)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 773 (1372) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Dinar (1250-1517) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.1 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 182582 |
| References | Bal II# 463 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.
Lettering:
الملك
الاشرف
بحماة | سبعين | ضرب | ثلاث
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 right.
Mint
Hamah, modern-day Hama, SyriaComments
Sometimes overstruck on Sha'ban II, Halab (Balog #468).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 773 (1372) | |||||||||||||||
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