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Manghir - Mehmed II Ayasuluk mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 852-856 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered bronze flan with a dotted border encircling the central field. A large crescent or arc motif dominates the design, with a six-pointed star or ornamental device visible within the field. The surfaces exhibit characteristic hammered texture with areas of uneven strike typical of early Ottoman copper coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered flan displaying the mint name and regnal formula in Arabic script, arranged in two or three horizontal registers separated by lines across the field. The inscription is set within a dotted or beaded border, with floral or ornamental fillers occupying the surrounding field. The strike is typical of provincial Ottoman copper issues, showing uneven pressure and surface irregularity consistent with the Ayasuluk mint production of AH 852–856. |
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Ayasuluk — the Ottoman name for the ancient site of Ephesus — was an active mint under Mehmed II during his first reign, before his consolidation of minting operations following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The manghir was the smallest fractional copper unit in circulation, used for everyday market transactions at a time when the Ottoman monetary system was being actively reorganized to absorb newly conquered Anatolian territories. This mint's output from the 852–856 AH window is notably sparse in surviving examples.