Mangir - Süleyman I Aleppo

Mangir coinage under Süleyman I occupied the lowest rung of the Ottoman monetary system, struck in copper for small daily transactions that silver akçe were too valuable to handle. Aleppo — then among the wealthiest cities in the empire following its conquest under Selim I in 1516 — maintained active mint operations throughout Süleyman's reign, feeding an economy that sat at the crossroads of Anatolian, Syrian, and Levantine trade routes.

Copper issues of this type were rarely archived or hoarded, which is precisely why survivors in any condition are scarcer than their silver contemporaries.