Fals - al-Manṣūr ʿAlī II Dimashq
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Features
| Issuer |
Mamluk Sultanate
 |
|---|---|
| Sultan |
Ali II (1376-1381)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 781-783 (1380-1381) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Dinar (1250-1517) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 2.15 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 78792 |
| References | Bal II# 501-502-503 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
Name of the Sultan in a circular cartouche, around an inscription bearing his title; a circle followed by a girdle borders the whole.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
السلطان الملك المنصور
على
Translation:
Al-Sultan al-Malik al-Mansur
Ali:
"The Sultan, the victorious ruler Ali [II]".
Reverse
Between two circles, an inscription indicating the name of the workshop followed by the date in full letter; in the center a fleur-de-lis, outside a grènetis.
Script: Arabic
Lettering: a) ضرب بدمشق سنة احد ثمانين وسبعماية
Unabridged legend: Duriba bi Dimashq sanat ihda (a) / ithnatain (b) / thelath (c) wa themanin wa seb 'mi'at:
Translation: Struck in Damascus in the year seven hundred and eighty-one [of the Hegira].
Mint
Damascus, SyriaComments
Because the year is written (not numeric), the reverse inscription varies by year:
781 AH (1380 AD; Balog #501) - As in descriptions above
782 AH (1381 AD; Balog #502):
ضرب بدمشق سنة اثنين ثمانين وسبعماية (type b)
Duriba bi Dimashq sanat ithnatain wa themanin wa seb 'mi'at
Struck in Damascus in the year seven hundred and eighty-two [of the Hegira]
783 AH (1381 AD; Balog #503):
ضرب بدمشق سنة ثلاث ثمانين وسبعماية (type c)
Duriba bi Dimashq sanat thelath wa themanin wa seb 'mi'at:
Struck in Damascus in the year seven hundred and eighty-three [of the Hegira]
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 781 (1380) | Bal II# 501Paul Balog; 1964. The Coinage of the Mamlûk Sultans of Egypt and Syria / Volume 12. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. |
62% | |||||||||||||
| 782 (1381) | Bal II# 502Paul Balog; 1964. The Coinage of the Mamlûk Sultans of Egypt and Syria / Volume 12. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. |
8% | |||||||||||||
| 783 (1381) | Bal II# 503Paul Balog; 1964. The Coinage of the Mamlûk Sultans of Egypt and Syria / Volume 12. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. |
8% | |||||||||||||
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