Gold_Ashrafi

Ashrafi

Ashrafi

Historical gold coin of Muslim dynasties


The ashrafi (Arabic: أَشْرَفِيّ ) is a gold coin which originated from Mamluk Egypt, and which was later widely copied in regions under Muslim rule in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia. The coin was first minted in 1407 and was named after al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Dīn Barsbāy (d. 1438), one of the Mamluk rulers of Egypt. It originally weighed 3.45 grams.

Ashrafi minted in the reign of Shāh Ashraf Hōtak (d. 1730)

See also

Source

  • Fragner, B. (2011). "Ašrafī". Encyclopædia Iranica. 2: 797–798.

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