Is This A Coin Or Medal? Asian Or Islamic? (Id: 19th Century Ottoman Token)

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dar76124 Valued Member United States 395 Posts	Posted 08/01/2020 1:01 pm Anyone familiar with this? It's about 42mm Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7933 Posts	Posted 08/01/2020 1:21 pm Does not look like a coin to me. The second image rotated 90 degrees clockwise looks loosely based on a toughra. First image (which might be upside down) would normally bear a date, which I am not seeing. But wait for someone who is better on coins from this part of the world Report this Post to the Staff
Jake the Dog Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 08/01/2020 5:03 pm I believe this is a Turkic or ottoman token. By the way the top photo (with the Arabic script) is upside down. I can only make out a few words, Sultan is in there twice as well as Khagan (think khan adopted from from the mongol empire). Edited by Jake the Dog 08/01/2020 5:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 08/04/2020 05:50 am The inscription is a little stiff but reads sultan of the two lands / and khaqan of the two seas / the sultan Mahmud / Khan glorify his victory, a standard Ottoman formula. I think it is a token or medal rather than a coin. The "Mahmud" is probably Mahmud II, 1808-1839. Edited by Kushanshah 08/04/2020 05:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
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