Catalog
1 Para - Mahmud II
| Issuer | Tripoli, Regency of |
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| Year | 1806-1808 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Arabic mint and date inscription arranged across the central field within a dotted border. The legend records the place of striking and the Hijri regnal year, distributed across three lines in an informal cursive Arabic hand typical of provincial hammered coinage. The flan is irregular in outline, consistent with hand-cut blank preparation, and the strike is moderately flat with some weakness at the margins. The reverse design reflects the standardized Ottoman provincial para format, with no additional decorative elements beyond the inscribed legend and border. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Tripolitanian regency under the Karamanli dynasty was, in the years 1806–1808, simultaneously managing the aftermath of the First Barbary War — the 1805 treaty with the United States had ended active hostilities but left the regency's finances strained and its political standing diminished. Provincial copper issues of this period were struck with minimal quality control, and the KM#81.1 variety is distinguished from closely related types by its specific die alignment rather than any refinement in execution.