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Besparalik - Mahmud II Kostantiniyye mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1809 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely covered by a four-line Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a beaded border, consistent with the honorific titulature of the Ottoman sultan. The legend reads 'Sultan al-Barrayn wa Khaqan al-Bahrayn al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan', meaning 'Sultan of the Two Lands and Khagan of the Two Seas, the Sultan son of the Sultan', a standard epithet used for Mahmud II. Each line of text is clearly delineated, with the calligraphy executed in a bold thuluth-influenced style typical of hammered Ottoman billon coinage. The field shows the characteristic uneven strike surface associated with the Kostantiniyye mint output of this period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | ND 1 - - 1223 (1809) 2 - - |
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