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5 Para - Osman III Kostantiniyye
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1755 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate calligraphic tughra of Sultan Osman III, rendered in the traditional Ottoman style with characteristic looped and interlaced strokes rising vertically from a horizontal baseline. Below the tughra, the mint name Kostantiniyye (Constantinople) is inscribed in Arabic script, accompanied by the regnal year numerals. The coin exhibits a milled or granulated border typical of Ottoman billon issues of the mid-eighteenth century. A small hole is present near the upper right rim, suggesting the coin was once used as a pendant or jewelry piece. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features multiple horizontal lines of dense Arabic calligraphic inscription filling the entire field, presenting the Sultan's titles and honorifics in the formal Ottoman style. The legend references Sultan Osman III as Khan and Sultan, consistent with standard Ottoman para coinage of the period. The text is arranged in registers across the flan, with script of varying size lending a layered, monumental quality to the design. A granulated border frames the inscriptions. The same small hole piercing the flan is visible near the left rim. |
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