19) Is this just a very off-center Para? Are off-center strikes common in this series? I can't make out a date or mint mark.
18: (both of these are ~12mm)
I've also got a few smaller coins in the mix - would these be Akçe? And how do you date these? 17:
On #16, I think I found a regnal year of 27. Would that make it 1223+27= AH1250 = 1834AD
Are there any mint marks that I should check for? Or were these all made at the same location? Also, what is the composition?
Of course, the hole reduces the value to only slightly more than the intrinsic metal value. I'm mostly trying to find out if it's got any metal...
Around $30 sounds reasonable. The color seems a bit off to me (there are *lots* of these being counterfeited right now) but if the weight &...
How expensive is it to separate copper and zinc in the smelting process?
It almost looks like an S/S error, but I don't see anything like that listed in the Redbook. If they could screw something up during the war, they...
Isn't 24k 100%? So, 22k would be 91.667% (not a big difference, but certainly significant on a larger medal or coin).
So, this appears to have a Constantinople mint mark, but the date of AH1123 (1711AD) doesn't really make sense. That falls between the ascension...
16) larger than a Para... 21mm (all the others I just uploaded were 14.5-15mm), dated 1223, Constantinople mint:
15) Para, 1200?, Constantinople Mint Mark:
14) Para, 1171, not sure on mint mark: Dimisk/Damascus?
13) Para, dated (.V = 07?), with a strange mint mark. Maybe Ladik?
12) Para, 1143, Misr:
11) Para, 1187, from Misr:
10) Para, I don't see a date, also from Constantinople:
Thanks! Okay, I used that info as a starting point & tried ID'ing the next 8: 9) Para, Dated 1122, with Constantinople mint mark.
I found an excellent online resource that shows various Ottoman mint marks:...
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