TURKEY 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…
Kuruş Coin: From Ottoman Empire to Republic of Turkey
Illustrated Specimen Details: Republic of Turkey 5 Kuruş Example Specimen: 5 kuruş, 1925 — Republic of Turkey Design & Inscriptions: The date on the coin is written as ١٣٤١ (1341) according to the Rumi calendar, which was …
Tetarteron: History of the Byzantine Gold / Copper Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Byzantine Tetarteron Example Specimen: Copper Tetarteron, 1143-1180 (Byzantine Empire) Iconography & Origin: This copper tetarteron was struck during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (Porphyrogen…
Fals: Medieval Islamic Copper Coin Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Fals (Sultanate of Rum) Example Specimen: Copper Fals, 1196-1204 AD Authority: Issued by Suleiman II (Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah), the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. The Sultanate of Rum was a Turco-Persian…
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…
Drachm: coin from Kingdom of Cappadocia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Drachm Example Specimen: Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios (95-63 BC) The coin featured here is a silver drachm from the Kingdom of Cappadocia, minted during the long and turbulent reign of Ariobarzanes …
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. …
Hemidrachm: Silver coin of Lycia and Ancient Greece
Illustrated Specimen Details: Hemidrachm Example Specimen: Hemidrachm, 30-27 BC — City of Cragus (Lycian League, Ancient Greece) This silver hemidrachm was struck by the Lycian League , a powerful federation of city-states in Ly…
Obol Coin: Ancient Greek Specimen, History & Charon
Illustrated Specimen Details: Ancient Greek Obol Example Specimen: Obol, 324-323 BC — City of Laranda (Lycaonia, Ancient Greece) This silver obol was struck in Laranda (modern-day Karaman, Turkey), a strategic city in Lycaonia. …
Nummus: coin of Byzantine Empire; 1/40 follis
NUMMUS: COIN OF BYZANTIUM 40 nummi (follis), 813-820: Byzantine Empire Ruler: Leo V the Armenian — general of Armenian origin, who after the rebellion against Michael I Rangabe became emperor (813-820) and appointed his son Symbatios co-emperor und…
Lirasi: coin from Republic of Türkiye
LIRASI: COIN OF TURKEY 1 lirasi, 2009: Republic of Türkiye 1 TÜRK LİRASI : 1 Turkish lirasi (lira). Five-pointed star and crescent to the right (main elements of the state emblem of Republic of Türkiye). Ornament based on Rumî Motif (the name of a …
Yeni lirasi: coin from Republic of Türkiye (Turkey)
YENI LIRASI: COIN OF TURKEY 1 yeni lirasi, 2005: Republic of Türkiye (Turkey) 1 YENİ TÜRK LİRASI : 1 new Turkish lirasi (lira). Five-pointed star and crescent to the right (main elements of the state emblem of Republic of Türkiye). TÜRKİYE CUMHURİY…
Hemiobol: coin of Cyzicus (Mysia, Ancient Greece)
HEMIOBOL: COIN OF CYZICUS (KYZIKOS) Hemiobol, 480-400 BC: Cyzicus (Ancient Greece) Cyzicus (also Kyzikos) — an ancient Greek town in Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Türkiye. Protome (a type of adornment that takes the form of…
Yeni kuruş: coin from Republic of Türkiye (Turkey)
YENI KURUŞ: COIN OF TURKEY 10 yeni kuruş, 2006: Republic of Türkiye (Turkey) 10 YENİ KURUŞ : 10 new kuruş. Star and crescent (main elements of the state emblem of Turkey). It is interesting that on Turkish coins of the first half of the 20th centur…
Pentanummium: coin of Byzantine Empire; 5 nummi
PENTANUMMIUM: COIN OF BYZANTIUM Pentanummium, 565-578: Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) Ruler: Justin II — Eastern Roman Emperor (Byzantine emperor) from 565 until 578. Є : designation of the denomination of the coin — 5 nummi or pentanummiu…