Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Para - Mahmud II
| Issuer | Tripoli, Regency of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1808-1835 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | 12-15 mm |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Irregular copper flan bearing a crudely struck Arabic legend in two lines across the field, typical of hammered provincial Ottoman coinage. The inscription reads the mint name 'Tripoli' (طرابلس) and the accession year 1223 AH, with the regnal year number appearing above. The lettering is informal and somewhat compressed, reflecting the artisanal striking methods employed at the Tripoli Mint. The overall design is characteristic of late Ottoman peripheral issues, with no pictorial motif, the entire surface devoted to the inscription. The field shows natural irregularities consistent with hand-struck copper coinage of this period. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a boldly struck eight-pointed star formed by two overlapping squares, occupying the majority of the coin's field, a decorative geometric motif commonly used on Ottoman provincial copper coinage of this era. A small central pellet or boss marks the exact centre of the star. The points of the star nearly reach the edge of the flan, and a border of small dots or notches runs along the periphery of the coin. The design is deeply and crisply impressed relative to the obverse, suggesting a well-maintained reverse die. The overall composition is simple and emblematic, consistent with North African Ottoman hammered coinage of the early nineteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |