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Sultani - Mahmud I
| Issuer | Tripoli, Regency of |
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| Year | 1731 |
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| Weight | 3.40 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold flan of irregular round shape bearing multiple lines of Arabic calligraphic legend enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The inscription names the sultan and records the mint and Hijri date, reading: Sultan Mahmud bin Mustafa, may he be victorious, struck in Tripoli West, AH 1143. The script is rendered in an ornate, densely packed Ottoman hand characteristic of provincial Maghrebi mint production of the early 18th century. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered gold reverse bearing three lines of Arabic calligraphic legend arranged horizontally across the field, enclosed within a beaded border. The inscription presents the sultan's honorific titles, proclaiming him the gold-striker, the glorious and victorious, master of land and sea. The dense Ottoman script is characteristic of hammered provincial coinage of the Tripolitanian Regency under Ottoman suzerainty. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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