OTTOMAN EMPIRE Coins
Mangir Coin of the Ottoman Empire: History & Value
Illustrated Specimen Details: Mangir Coin of the Ottoman Empire Example Specimen: Mangir, 1688 (Ottoman Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This coin was issued under the rule of Suleiman II (Ottoman Turkish "سليمان ثانى&quo…
Para: From Ottoman "Piece" to Balkan Decimal Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: 10 Para (Egypt) Example Specimen: 10 para, 1864 (Egypt Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire) Dating & Ruler: This coin was issued under Abdulaziz , the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. While the coin…
Akçe: Silver Coin of the Ottoman Empire and Crimea
Illustrated Specimen Details: Akçe (Crimean Khanate) Example Specimen: Akçe, 1481 — Crimean Khanate (Mengli I Giray) Design & Historical Symbolism: This silver akçe was struck in 1481 (AH 886) during the reign of Mengli I G…
Burbe: Ottoman Tunisia's Minor Coin (17th-18th c.)
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Burbe (Tunisia) Example Specimen: 1 burbe, 1773 (AH 1186) Authority: Mustafa III — the 26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1757-1774). This coin was minted for the Eyalet of Tunis, which by 1705 …
Altmislik (Ottoman Empire): History and Debasement
Illustrated Specimen Details: Altmislik Example Specimen: Altmislik, 1767 AD (AH 1180) Authority: Issued during the reign of Mustafa III (ruled 1757-1774), the 26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The obverse displays the Sultan…
Medini: Evolution of the Ottoman Silver Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Medini Example Specimen: Mehmed IV, 1648 AD (AH 1058) The coin shown above is a silver medini minted in the Islamic year AH 1058 (1648 AD) during the reign of Mehmed IV , the 19th Sultan of the Ott…
Yuzluk of the Ottoman Empire: Massive Silver Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Yuzluk Example Specimen: Sultan Selim III, AH 1203 (1791 AD) — Ottoman Empire The coin shown above is a massive yuzluk minted during the reign of Selim III , the 28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. …
Beshlik: coin of Crimean Khanate; 5 akçe
BESHLIK: COIN OF CRIMEAN KHANATE Beshlik, 1692-1699: Crimean Khanate Crimean Khanate — Crimean Tatar state existing from 1441-1783, the longest-lived of the Turkic khanates that succeeded the empire of the Golden Horde. At the end of the 15th cen…
Nasri: coin of Ottoman Tunisia (Eyalet of Tunis)
NASRI: COIN OF TUNISIA 3¼ nasri, 1856: Ottoman Tunisia Date on coin: AH 1272 (AH: Latin "Anno Hegirae" — "the year of the Hijra"; Islamic calendar) = 1856 (Gregorian calendar). Rulers: Abdulmejid I (also Abdul Majid I or Abdulme…
Kharub: coin of Ottoman Tunisia; 1/16 rial
KHARUB: COIN OF TUNISIA 2 kharub, 1865: Ottoman Tunisia Date on coin: AH 1281 (AH: Latin "Anno Hegirae" — "the year of the Hijra"; Islamic calendar) = 1865 (Gregorian calendar). Rulers: Abdulaziz as the 32nd sultan of the Ottoma…