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Zeri Mahbub - Abdul Hamid I
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1773 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Arabic inscription in naskh script, arranged across the central field within a beaded border. The legend comprises the full royal titulature of the Sultan in three horizontal lines, reading 'Sultan of the Two Lands and Khagan of the Two Seas, the Sultan son of the Sultan.' The bold, deeply struck calligraphic characters fill the field, with the text arranged symmetrically. A granulated or rope border encircles the entire reverse design. |
| Reverse script | Arabic (naskh) |
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The Zeri Mahbub was Egypt's workhorse gold denomination throughout the Ottoman period, struck at the Misr mint and circulating heavily across the Levant and North Africa. Abdul Hamid I came to the throne in 1774 — making this a first-year issue struck in the immediate run-up to his accession, still bearing the administrative momentum of Mustafa III's final year.
Egypt's mint output during this period was closely tied to Mamluk financial networks that the Ottomans never fully dislodged, meaning these coins often moved through channels Istanbul neither controlled nor fully understood.