Catalog
1 Para - Mehmed IV Copper
| Issuer | Tripoli, Regency of |
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| Year | 1666-1683 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the tughra-style royal inscription of Sultan Mehmed IV in Arabic script, arranged in multiple lines within a dotted border. The legend identifies the ruler by name and patronymic, reading 'Sultan Mehmed Khan ibn Ibrahim.' The lettering is bold and cursive in the Ottoman chancery tradition, characteristic of hammered provincial coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, typical of mid-17th century Tripolitan copper issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | سلطان محمد خان بن ابراهيم (Translation: Sultan Mehmed Khan bin Ibrahim) |
| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription giving the mint name and regnal year, enclosed within a dotted circular border. The legend reads 'Struck in Tripoli West' followed by the abbreviated Hijri date. The numerals appear prominently at the base of the inscription, identifying the year of issue. The overall layout is characteristic of Ottoman provincial hammered copper coinage, with bold, uneven lettering on an irregular flan. |
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