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Dirhem - Mehmed IV
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1648 |
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| Value | Dirhem (1) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborately interlaced tughra of Sultan Mehmed IV, rendered in the characteristic Ottoman calligraphic style with prominent sere (vertical strokes), beyze (oval loops), and tuğ (pennants) extending upward. The tughra occupies the majority of the flan and is executed in high relief against a plain field. Arabic inscriptions are visible along the lower periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular medallion containing an Arabic inscription giving the mint name, surrounded by a continuous border of flowing Arabic calligraphic legends filling the entire field to the coin's irregular edge. The date in Arabic-Indic numerals (١٠٥٨, corresponding to AH 1058 / AD 1648) appears within or adjacent to the central circle. The overall layout follows the standard Ottoman provincial hammered coinage format. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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