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Manghir - Anonymous attributed to Bayezid II, Tire, with arabesques
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1481-1512 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two interlaced arabesque ornaments occupying the upper register of the field, rendered in a flowing curvilinear style characteristic of late 15th-century Ottoman decorative art. The two arabesques are separated from the lower register by a pair of horizontal raised lines running across the width of the flan. The lower register contains a smaller arabesque motif. The overall design is anonymous and purely ornamental, with no inscriptional content on this side. |
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| Reverse description | Two-line Arabic inscription in angular calligraphy occupying the field, reading from right to left and conveying the mint and pious formula. The upper line bears the invocatory phrase 'Azze Nasruhu' (May his victory be glorious), while the lower line records 'Duriba Tirah' (Struck in Tire), identifying the mint of Tire in western Anatolia. The lettering is boldly struck in relief against a flat field, typical of hammered Ottoman copper coinage of the Bayezid II period. |
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| Reverse lettering | نصره عز تيرة ضرب (Translation: Azze Nasruhu. Duriba Tirah : `May he be victorious. Struck in Tire.`) |
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