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Manghir - Ahmed I Alep
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1012 |
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| Thickness | 2.26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Arabic inscription arranged in multiple lines across the field, typical of Ottoman hammered copper coinage of the early 17th century. The legends, struck on an irregular flan, display the sultan's name and titles in angular script. The striking is characteristic of provincial mint production, with uneven pressure resulting in partially visible lettering. The flan edges are irregular, consistent with hand-cut copper planchets of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A Seal of Solomon (hexagram) centrally positioned within an inner circle, formed by two interlocking triangles with small balls or pellets at each of the six tips. A pellet is placed within each of the six apex angles of the star, and additional pellets occupy each of the six exterior angles between the points. A single pellet is placed at the center of the star. The entire design is enclosed within a plain inner circle, a motif commonly employed on Ottoman provincial copper manghir coinage of this era. |
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Ahmed I's accession in 1012 AH (1603 CE) came as the empire was absorbing the financial strain of simultaneous wars against the Habsburgs and Safavids. Provincial mints like Aleppo — Halab in Ottoman administrative nomenclature — struck small copper manghirs largely for local petty transactions, with quality and weight tolerances that varied considerably from the Istanbul standard. Aleppo's mint was among the more active Anatolian and Syrian provincial operations of the period, though its copper output is poorly documented in surviving treasury records.