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Mangir
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1603-1617 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#49 |
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| Reverse description | Irregularly shaped hammered copper flan displaying a multi-line Arabic legend occupying the central field. The inscription reads 'سلطان أحمد بن محمد', identifying the issuing ruler as Sultan Ahmed, son of Mehmed, corresponding to Sultan Ahmed I (r. 1603–1617). The script is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude manner consistent with provincial hammered copper coinage of the Ottoman period. Surfaces show significant wear and dark copper patination with reddish-brown high points. No mint name or regnal year is legible, as was common for Ottoman mangir issues of this reign. |
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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.