Egyptian Gold Coin of Salih Salah-al-Din (1351-1354 AD)

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A Choice Gold Dinar of Egyptian Mamluk Sultan, Salih Salah-al-din Salih (1351-1354 A.D.) MAMLUK SULTANS 1252—1517 Mamluk means 'owned,' and was generally applied to a white slave. The Mamluk Sultans of Egypt were Turkish and Circassian slaves, and had their origin in the purchased body-guard of the Ayyubid Sultan -Salih Ayyub. The first of their line was a woman, Queen Shajar-al-durr, widow of -Salih; but a representative of the Ayyubid family (Musa) was accorded the nominal dignity of joint sovereignty for a few years. Then followed a succession of slave kings, divided into two dynasties, the Bahri ('of the River') and the Burji ('of the Fort') who ruled Egypt and Syria down to the beginning of the 16th century. In spite of their short reigns and frequent civil wars and assassinations, they maintained as a rule a well-organized government, and Cairo is still full of proofs of their appreciation of art and their love of building. Their warlike qualities were no less conspicuous in their successful resistance to the Crusaders, and to the Tatar hordes that overran Asia and menaced Egypt in the 13th century. The coin contains 6.64 grams (.2135 Fine Troy Oz.) of Gold. Gold is currently trading at $1,160 per ounce giving this coin a bullion value, alone, of $248. $13 Registered / Fully Insured Postage Worldwide. SEE ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS read more

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