Coin Egypt Mamluk, Sha'ban II - Fals - 1363 / 1377 Damascus

This copper fals was issued under the reign of the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Sha?b?n, between 1363 and 1377, by the mint of Damascus.

He came to power at the age of ten in 1363, under the guardianship of influential emirs who held most of the actual power. His reign was marked by chronic internal political instability, characteristic of the late Mamluk period. In 1377, he was overthrown and then assassinated following a conspiracy led by several senior emirs of the court.

During this period, the Mamluk sultanate maintained its control over Syria, of which Damascus was one of the main administrative and economic centres. The city played a strategic role in the trade networks linking Egypt to the eastern regions, particularly in the spice and silk trades. Relations with the Anatolian principalities and the Christian kingdoms of Cyprus and Cilician Armenia remained at times tense, although diplomatic and commercial exchanges were regularly maintained.

The Damascus mint produced copper coins intended for everyday transactions, reflecting the economic dynamism of the region despite the political rivalries at the highest levels of the state.