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Posted 11/26/2006 08:15 am
Ottoman coins typically have two dates: the year of accession of the monarch and how many years that monarch had been on the throne. For this coin, the accession date is AH 1293 (the four figures at the bottom of the lower picture), the regnal year is 3 (at the top of the same side). Thus the coin is dated 1295 Islamic Era, or 1878 AD.
The denomination is 1 qirsh, given by the small symbols below the ornate squiggly thing in the top picture (it's actually a royal signature, called a "toughra"). The mint name "Misr" (Egypt) is given above the accession date.
The coin is silver (.833 fine) and listed in the Krause world coin catalogue as KM#277, priced at $2.50 in Fine, $8 in VF.
The denomination is 1 qirsh, given by the small symbols below the ornate squiggly thing in the top picture (it's actually a royal signature, called a "toughra"). The mint name "Misr" (Egypt) is given above the accession date.
The coin is silver (.833 fine) and listed in the Krause world coin catalogue as KM#277, priced at $2.50 in Fine, $8 in VF.
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