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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Medieval, Islamic and Crusader Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Howard Cole on August 03, 2006, 06:38:23 am

Title: Mamluke help
Post by: Howard Cole on August 03, 2006, 06:38:23 am
I believe I have a fals of Al-Nasir Mohammed, one of the Mamluke rulers.  It 21mm in size and 2.26 grams. 

Can anyone confirm this for me?
Title: Re: Mamluke help
Post by: bakkar on August 03, 2006, 09:12:54 am
Yes Howard
al-Nasir Muhammad AE follis, second reign. Balog/ANS228 mint of Halab,no date.
on the reverse you read: "al-sultan al-Malik al-nasir Nasir al-Dunya wa al-din
Muhammad bin al-Malik al-Mansur qalawon" (son of the conquered king Qalawon).
On obverse: a Qura'anic verse.

Best wishes
Bakakr
Title: Re: Mamluke help
Post by: Howard Cole on August 03, 2006, 08:04:50 pm
Bakkar,

Thank you very much for the confirmation and additional information. 

Howard