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Para - Mehmed IV
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1648 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a two-line Arabic inscription occupying the central field, recording the mint and regnal year in the formula standard for Ottoman provincial coinage of this era. The legend reads 'Struck in Egypt, year 1058' (AH), corresponding to 1648 CE, identifying the Misr (Cairo) mint. The text is disposed horizontally in two registers across the flan, with the characteristic irregular planchet edge and hammer-strike texture visible throughout. A post-mint piercing is present at the right side of the flan. No border or decorative devices are present, consistent with the utilitarian hammered style of Ottoman para coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب في مصر سنة ١٠٥٨ (Translation: Struck in Egypt 1058) |
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Mehmed IV came to the throne in 1648 at age six, following the deposition and subsequent strangulation of his father Ibrahim I. The early years of his reign were effectively governed by his grandmother Kösem Sultan, one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history, until her own assassination in 1651. Coinage struck in his name during this opening period reflects an empire administered by regency rather than sultan.