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another undetermined Islamic bronze coin

Started by Arminius, March 03, 2019, 06:54:29 PM

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Arminius

Hello,

another one i can´t attribute:



Ottoman empire ?, , ? AD.,
Æ (ø 18,5-19 mm / 2,13 g), copper, holed,
Obv.: Arabic text divided by lines, small ornaments above and below.
Rev.: symmetrical design of six curved lines (divided in two parts of 3 lines each) crossing four curved lines (divided in two parts of 2 lines each), (8 ?) small ornaments in surrounding fields.
???

Thanks

:)

gencho kitov

#1
Ottoman manghir
Misr/Egipt/

natko

Stylistically, it's the same as mangirs minted under Suleyman II (1099). Did not know Misir mint produced them in the time. Will check the book when I get home and edit this post :)