Catalog
5 Para 'Beshlik' - Mehmed IV
| Issuer | Tripoli, Regency of |
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| Year | 1649 |
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| Currency | Akçe (1551-1687) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a dense, multi-line Arabic legend in flowing script, presenting the sultan's tughra-style inscription identifying Mehmed IV as ruler. The calligraphic text fills the flan in a characteristic Ottoman hammered style, with interlocking strokes rendered in high relief. A beaded or rope inner border runs along the coin's periphery, framing the inscription. The irregular flan edges are typical of hand-struck Ottoman provincial coinage of the mid-17th century. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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