Coin

Dinar

46-29-30

From: Northeast Africa | Egypt

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 46-29-30
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Northeast Africa | Egypt
Period Mamluk Dynasty
Date Made 1422-1437
Section Near Eastern
Materials Gold
Description

Person: Baybars

Region: NE Africa

Locality: Egypt

Mint: al-Qahira

On obverse: cables to left between lines of inscriptions; floral orn. r. of al-Qahira

bi'l-Qahira/ al-Sultan al-Malik al-Ashraf/ Abu'l-Nasr Barsbay 'azza nasrahu/ (traces of date in bottom register)

On reverse: cables as obv.; floral orns. at top; border of diamonds

arsalahu/ la ilah illa Allah/ Muhammad rasul Allah/ (bottom register, off flan: bi'l-huda)

Outside Diameter 1.8 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1946
Other Number ANS 1002.1.3 - Other Number

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