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Author Topic: Ayubid or Mamluk?  (Read 1521 times)

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Ayubid or Mamluk?
« on: December 01, 2005, 04:20:38 pm »
Dear all,

This copper fals is 22x18mm size.
I guess that it is Ayubid or early Mamluk fals from Syria or Egypt. Please, help me to identify the exactly year, ruler and mint.

Thanks in advance,
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Re: Ayubid or Mamluk?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2005, 06:06:59 pm »
Are you sure it's AE and not AR debased silver?because if it's really AE,it's a rare coin,and here the attribution:
ISLAMIC-MAMLUK
Sultan:AL MANSUR SAYF AL-DIN QALA’UN:678-689  H /1279-1290  AD.
Mint and date missing:Probably Damascus Ref:Balog 141 var
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Re: Ayubid or Mamluk?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2005, 03:16:02 am »
Thanks Nassif,

It's copper for 100% percent, not bilon.
Can you suggest, please, some good reference book for mamluk coins.

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Re: Ayubid or Mamluk?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2005, 10:55:22 am »
Hi;
For the moment there is the basic reference,Balog.P:"The coinage of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria"-Numismatic studies;New York 1964.
Needs updating for a lot of coins but still very solid.There is Step.Album:but it's for grading the rarity and overvew..
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