Egypt AH 710 dinar

Steve Album sale 54, lot 418

This specimen was lot 418 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BAHRI MAMLUK: Muhammad I, 3rd reign, 1310-1341, AV dinar, Dimashq, AH710, bold strike with full mint & date in the reverse field, XF, R." The Mamluks held Damascus 1260-1516 despite invasions by the Mongols (1299-1300) and Timur (1400-01). An-Nasir Muhammad was sultan of Egypt three times, 1293-1294, 1299-1309 and 1310-41.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 7.25 g.

Catalog reference: A-919.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• Egypt AH 709 dinar, Damascus mint, Baybars II
• Egypt AH 773 dinar, Aleppo mint, Sha'ban II
• Coins and currency dated 1310