Mamluks. al-Ashraf Nasir al-Din Sha'ban II, AH 764-778 / AD 1363-1377. Dinar (Gold, 25 mm, 6.74 g, 6 h), AH [7]7x. Traces of ‘[wa mā] al-naṣr [illā min ʿind Allāh lā] ilāha illā Allāh [Muḥammad rasūl A]llāh arsalahū bi al-hudā [wa dīn al-ḥaqq liyu]ẓhirahū ʿalā al-dīn ku[llih wa law] kariha al-mushrik[ūn]’ (‘Victory is only from Allah. There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth, so that He may make it overcome all religions, even though the unbelievers may dislike it’ in Arabic). Rev. Traces of ‘… [al-sulṭā]n al-malik al-Ashra[f Nāṣir al-]Dunyā wa al-Dīn Shaʿbān [ibn al-mali]k al-Amjad Ḥusayn ibn al-ma[lik al-Nā]ṣir Muḥammad ibn Qalā[wūn] … sabʿīn …’ (‘… Sultan King al-Ashraf Nasir al-Dunya wa al-Din Shaʿban, son of King al-Amjad Husayn, son of King al-Nasir Muhammad, son of Qalāwūn … [7]7x’ in Arabic). Album 955. Balog -. A very rare variety with extended reverse legend, unlisted in Balog. Areas of weakness, otherwise, about extremely fine.