Co 639 (Late Ottoman para of Abdul Hamid I from Egypt) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
1779
Not before (date)
1779
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980, p. 218 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
AgoraIX, p. 44, no. 258 (G. C. Miles)
Comparanda
Pere1968, p. 225, no. 683
Comparanda
UsluBeyazitKara2010, p. 195, no. OC 27-037-02
Description
Both faces off-center right on flan; undersized flan for type?
Preservation comment
Wear: G+. Slight loss in weight from extensive abrasion on faces and edge.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 80, no. 1246 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Frankish (billon)“)
Axis (1-12)
9
Has denomination
Para
Numismatic Authority
Abdul Hamid I (sultan, 1774-1789)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
16.0
Numismatic Mint
Miṣr al-Fusţāţ
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.2
Obverse Description
Tughra of sultan within banded and dotted borders
Reverse Description
Inscription in five lines within banded and dotted borders (traces)
Reverse Inscription
6 zuriba fi Misr […] (“(made in) Egypt (in the) 6th year (of his reign beginning in AH) [1187]”)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Ottoman (Historical Period)
Material
Billon (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 639 (Late Ottoman para of Abdul Hamid I from Egypt).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0639>