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Please help to identify Islamic coin (1) : Bahri Mamluk, al-Ashraf. AE Fals

Started by alexcoins, October 13, 2024, 02:54:08 PM

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Bronze    Weight  g.1,7  Diameter mm.17

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Sandro

aws22

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Dear Sandro, this coin belongs to Mamluks, al-Ashraf but not sure about which "al-Ashraf"?
Mamluks, Bahri dynasty, al-Ashraf, AL-Ashraf Nasir al-Din Sha'ban II, Date?, AE Fals, mint? (AH 764–778/1363–1377 AD)
Obverse (Left photo): inside circle:
Field divided by two horizontal lines into three segments (fesse):
Upper segment: الملك ,  al-Malik
In the central segment: a thick horizontal cable to left
Lower segment:  الاشرف ,  al-Ashraf
Reverse (Right photo): inside beaded circle:
Linear hexagram composed of two interwoven triangles. Pallets in the external angles.
Center: six-dots rosette, with central pellet
al-Ashraf Zayn al-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Sha'ban ibn Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun (الأشرف زين الدين شعبان, lit. 'The Most Noble, Grace of the Faith, Father of Excellence, Sha'ban son of Husayn, son of Muhammad, son of Qalawun', better known as al-Ashraf Sha'ban (السلطان شعبان  or Sha'ban II, was a Mamluk sultan of the Bahri dynasty in 1363–1377. He was a grandson of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad. He had two sons (out of a total of eight) who succeeded him: al-Mansur Ali and as-Salih Hajji.

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alexcoins


aws22

Thank you Sandro, I could not find a match to your coin, I hope I have got right. I found a similar hexagon in a coin in Numista N#384406, but the Obverse is different. The style of the Obverse on your coin is definately Mamluks showing the three segments (fesse) with the the central segment having a thick horizontal cable to left.
 


Maythem
Coin collecting has a curious name. It is also called the "Hobby of Kings".