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Para - Hamud
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1802-1818 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Arabic inscription 'حمود' (Hamud), the name of the local Druze emir Hamud Ma'n, rendered in stylized Arabic script characteristic of provincial Ottoman hammered coinage. The legend is struck in relief against a flat, irregular flan typical of locally produced billon issues. The script fills the central field, with the flat baseline of the inscription serving as the primary design element. The coin exhibits the crude, hand-struck workmanship associated with the Mukhtara mint during the early nineteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | حمود |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a three-line Arabic inscription arranged within the central field, reading 'ضرب / مختارة / ١٢٢x', indicating the mint name Mukhtara and a partial AH date in the 1220s hijri decade. The inscription is struck in bold relief in the characteristic angular style of provincial Ottoman hammered issues. The word 'ضرب' (meaning 'struck') appears in the upper register, 'مختارة' (Mukhtara) in the middle, and the partial date below. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, consistent with the hammered technique employed at this local Druze emirate mint. |
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