Help With Potential Ottoman Coin Purchase

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VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 1:02 pm I am generally not interested in Islamic coins, but one of the Playstation games that I play takes place in early 16th century Constantinople, so I thought it would be cool to have a coin that would have been minted and circulating in the city during this era, when Bayezid II was Sultan. Plus I don't have an Ottoman coin yet. Found these two and was wondering if they really are coins of him and minted in Constantinople as the seller describes. The first one is $12 shipped (is 11 mm wide) and the second is $14 shipped (its 12 mm wide). Very much need the help because I practically have no knowledge of these coins. Thanks all. Oh and I also found this much nicer one for $17 shipped but the name Novar is in the description, is that the mint? (again, I'm only looking for coins minted in Constantinople) Edited by VisigothKing 06/14/2012 1:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

t0rress Pillar of the Community Bulgaria 843 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 1:21 pm i cant help here but I found this Sultan Bayezid II. 886 AH (1481 AD) Silver Akce, Constantinople mint. ref: Pere 105. 10 mm; 0.7 g. #105a Edited by t0rress 06/14/2012 1:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 1:44 pm Just going by aesthetics, I would pick the third coin. I also see references to a "Novar mint", but no details on location. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 4:22 pm Thanks guys. Does anyone know what would be the mintmark on these coins, if there is one at all? Like how would they have known that the coin in t0rress's post is from Constantinople mint? Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 5:39 pm http://ongopongo.com/maps/node/682 a map of all 115 Ottoman Empire mints from 1299 to 1922 The problem I see is that they have 4 pins on Constantinople but don't show the names of those mints. Was one Novar? I failed to find that answer but there are a lot of coins offered online as Novar so it must have been a big mint? I don't collect Islamic coins and don't read Arabic. You need to find someone who does to guide as to which part of the legend names the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 6:00 pm I seem to have found it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_exonyms Look under Kosovo. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 06/14/2012 9:08 pm Looks like the third one is gone from my potential purchases (for now at least; I may pick it up sometime in the future if my interest for Ottoman coins grows). Maybe I should contact the seller of the first two and ask how he attributed them to Constantinople? Report this Post to the Staff
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