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Description: | 19th century Ottoman empire coin. Face 1 reads 'Darb' (struck) within a 10 pointed star. Face 2 reads 'fii Tarablus 1223' (in Tripoli 1223) within a similar pointed star. AH 1223 is the accession date of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (AD 1808-1839). This para coin was produced in his regnal year 23 ie AH 1246 (equivalent to AD 1831).See http://www.osmanliparalari.com/IIMahmud-1808---h1223,LA_278-2.html#labels=1474-2 (coin at bottom right of page); Valentine (1911) pp51 & 52, item 40 and Krause & Mishler (1988) p1036 item 97.W H Valentine (1911) 'Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States' [reprinted and published in 1969 & 1977].C H Krause and C Mishler (1988) 'Standard Catalog of World Coins'.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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