Mamluk : Al-Salih Imad al-Din Ismail, 1342-1345 AD, Fals, Cairo, Balog 285-6

[andyg]

Mamluk again?

3.22g 21mm

[Manzikert]

Yes, Mamluk:
Al-Salih Imad al-Din Ismail, 1342-1345 AD, Fals, Cairo, Balog 285-6.

The coin is very crude and may possibly be a contemporary forgery(?)

Best wishes

Alan

[andyg]

Thanks Alan.

Is Cairo the mintname?
I had wondered if it was a catalogue reference.

[Figleaf]

It is. Balog is a common family name in Hungary.

Peter

[Manzikert]

Andyg, the full reference is: Balog, P., Coins of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria, Numismatic Studies, American Numismatic Society, No.12, New York 1964.

Yes, the mint is Cairo (al-Kahirah).

Best wishes

Alan