Item number: A1342

Year: AD 1467-1468

Material: Gold

Size: 12.6 x 12.6 mm

Weight: 3.37 g

Provenance: Heritage Auctions 2024

This is a gold Ashrafi coin minted during the reign of Timurbugha, a ruler of the Burji dynasty in Egypt, between AD 1467 and AD 1468.

The design of this coin adheres to the typical aesthetic of Burji dynasty gold coins, featuring geometric wave patterns used to segment the inscriptions. The obverse bears the ruler’s title, “السلطان الملك الظاهر” (The Exalted Sultan King), while the reverse displays the familiar Islamic Shahada inscriptions, “لا اله الا الله” (There is no deity but Allah) and “محمد رسول الله” (Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).

The Burji dynasty, part of Egypt’s historical “Mamluk” period, was established by Circassian mercenaries from the Caucasus region. The term “Mamluk” originates from the Abbasid period and refers to Turkic-speaking mercenaries from Central Asia. A hallmark of the Burji dynasty was its short-lived reigns and frequent coups.

Timurbugha, the 17th Sultan, ascended to power amidst political turmoil on December 5, AD 1467. However, his rule lasted less than two months, as he was overthrown in a coup on January 30, AD 1468. Despite his deposition, Timurbugha survived and lived until his death in AD 1475.

物件編號: A1342

年代: 公元 1467-1468 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 12.6 x 12.6 mm

重量: 3.37 g

來源: 海瑞德拍賣行 2024

這是一枚公元1467至1468年間，統領埃及的布爾吉王朝統治者，帖木兒不花任內鑄造的阿什拉菲金幣。

這枚錢幣的外觀符合典型的布爾吉王朝金幣設計，即採納幾何的波浪圖騰作為銘文的分段區別。錢幣正面的銘文為統治者頭銜「السلطان الملك الظاهر」(至高的蘇丹國王)，背面則是穆斯林熟悉的清真言「لا اله الا الله」和「محمد رسول الله」即「萬物非主，唯有真主，穆罕默德是真主的使者」。

布爾吉王朝是埃及歷史上稱作「馬木路克」的統治時期，馬木路克一詞源自阿拔斯帝國時期來自中亞的突厥語系雇傭兵，布爾吉王朝正是來自高加索地區的切爾克斯雇傭兵建立的政權。短命統治和頻繁政變是布爾吉王朝的一大特色。

帖木兒不花是第十七任蘇丹，公元1467年12月5日在混亂中成為新任統治者，然而僅隔兩個月不到的時間，於公元1468年1月30日遭到政變推翻。但是帖木兒不花仍保住性命直到公元1475年逝世為止。