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Manghir - Mehmed II Edirne
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1453-1463 |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a three-line Arabic legend in Thuluth script, reading 'Sultan Mehmed bin Murad Khan', identifying the ruling sultan by name and patronymic. The inscription is set within the flat, unadorned field of this small hammered copper flan, with no border or decorative framing elements. The lettering is bold relative to the coin's diminutive size, and the strike is characteristic of early Ottoman mangir production, with irregular planchet edges and moderate relief. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a two-line Arabic legend in Thuluth script recording the mint name and regnal year. The upper line gives the Hijri date 857 (AH 857 = 1453 AD) and the lower line reads 'Struck in Edirne' (ضرب ادرنه), identifying the Edirne mint as the place of issue. The pious formula 'May his reign last' (خلد ملكه) precedes the date, in keeping with standard Ottoman mangir epigraphy of the period. The strike is characteristic of hammered coinage, with a somewhat off-centre impression on an irregular flan. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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