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Mangir
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1603-1617 |
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| Shape | Irregular |
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| Obverse lettering | ضرب |
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| Reverse lettering | سلطان أحمد بن محمد |
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Mangir copper coinage of the early 17th century Ottoman period circulated at the lowest rung of daily commerce — markets, tolls, small transactions that silver akçe were too valuable to handle. Ahmed I's reign saw persistent debasement pressure on the akçe, which pushed copper into heavier use than Ottoman monetary administrators had originally designed for it.
KM#49 is a broad type covering significant regional mint variation. Constantinople, Misr, and several Anatolian mints struck mangir concurrently with little centralized quality control, producing weight and fabric inconsistencies that are the norm rather than the exception.