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Manghir - Selim I
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 918-926 |
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| Value | 1 Mangir |
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| Obverse description | Irregular oval flan exhibiting a multi-line Arabic legend in bold, deeply struck Thuluth-style script, occupying the entire field. The inscription, reading in three or four horizontal lines, bears the name and titles of Sultan Selim I. The surface shows typical hammered texture with slightly raised rims on portions of the periphery. The field displays natural copper patination with dark greenish oxidation consistent with age and circulation. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Selim I's reign (1512–1520) saw the Ottoman state absorb the Mamluk Sultanate and gain control of the Hijaz, a political transformation that forced the mint administration to rapidly expand copper fiduciary coinage for use in newly incorporated territories. The manghir was the workhorse of small transactions — bazaar change, market fees, porter wages — in a monetary system where silver and gold dominated official accounting but rarely touched ordinary hands.
KM#310 is attributed across multiple mint cities, and examples vary considerably in fabric and strike quality depending on origin. Provincial copper was frequently restruck or countermarked locally.