Dirham - Qa'ibay Halab
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Features
| Issuer |
Mamluk Sultanate
 |
|---|---|
| Sultan |
Qa'itbay (1468-1496)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1468-1496 |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (1250-1517) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.39 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 534733 |
| References | Album Islamic# 1028 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Central circle containng inscription, marginal inscription surrounding.
Script: Arabic
Lettering: قايتباي
Translation: Qaitbay
Reverse
Inscription in several lines.
Script: Arabic
Lettering: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
Translation: There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God
Mint
Haleb, modern-day Aleppo, SyriaComments
Other examples of ths type viewable on Zeno contain the full marginal legend obverse.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1468-1496) | |||||||||||||||
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