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Manghir - Ahmed III Bitlis mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1716 |
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| Value | 1 Mangir (1/4) |
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| Obverse description | Struck on an irregular elongated oval flan typical of Ottoman hammered copper coinage, the obverse bears a multi-line Arabic legend disposed across the field identifying the sovereign. The inscription, reading 'Sultan Ahmed son of Mehmed Khan' accompanied by the AH regnal year 1128, is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude calligraphic hand consistent with provincial mint practice. The surface displays heavy green-brown patination with areas of corrosion obscuring portions of the legend. No decorative border is present, the legend filling the available field in the manner characteristic of early eighteenth-century Ottoman mangir issues. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 1128 (1716) |
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