Manghir - Murad II Ayasluk

Ayasluk — the Ottoman name for the site of ancient Ephesus — operated as a mint sporadically under early Ottoman control of the Aegean hinterland. Murad II's consolidation of Anatolian minting in the 1420s followed his suppression of the Düzmece Mustafa revolt, after which he moved decisively to assert fiscal authority across recently stabilized territories. The manghir was the standard copper fractional unit of this period, largely ignored by collectors until relatively recently, which means survivors are frequently found in poor condition.