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Manghir - Suleiman I The Magnificent - year 926 AH - Kratova mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1520 |
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| Value | 1 Mangir |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan of irregular round form displaying Arabic script legend in the field, struck in the characteristic Ottoman mangir style. The inscription, rendered in flowing Naskh-style Arabic calligraphy, occupies the central field and is partially visible through natural patination and surface wear. The legend references the ruling sultan Suleiman I and is arranged in multiple lines. The flan shows the typical rough, uneven surface associated with hand-hammered Ottoman copper coinage of the early sixteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this hammered copper mangir displays an Arabic script legend arranged in multiple lines across the field, incorporating the mint name Kratova (Kratova/Qratova) and the regnal year 926 AH. Pellet or pellet-and-annulet decorative elements are visible in the field surrounding the inscription, a common ornamental device on Ottoman copper coinage of this period. The strike is characteristically off-center and uneven, with portions of the legend running toward the irregular flan edge. The surface retains a dark copper patina with areas of earthen encrustation consistent with the coin's age and circulation history. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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