Islamic coin – HCR14032

Obverse

Inscription:

الملك الاشرف برسباى عام خمس و عشرين و ثمانمائة / اربع / و ثمن

Design:

Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin and ending in field, last word of inscription enclosed by linear circle

Reverse

Inscription:

بدمشق / لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / ضرب

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by linear circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Mamlūk

Reign

al-Ashraf Barsbāy

Person

al-Ashraf Barsbāy, 1422 - 1438 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Dimashq (Damascus)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

825 AH (=AD 1422-1423)

Note

lacks mint name, but mint certain

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.075

Axis

Diameter (mm)

13.2

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn Collection

Source of funds

BNC Funds

Translation (obverse)

the King al-Ashraf Barsbāy, year 825, 84

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

struck in Dimashq, there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 6 : 1423

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson