Tripoli AH 1223(28) mangir
This specimen was lot 1857 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $75. The catalog description[1] noted, "TRIPOLI: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AE mangir, AH1223 year 28, a pleasing example, VF, ex Landon Thomas Collection, ex Künker Auction 210 Lot 1883 (part)." Of the five weight standards used for coinage during the reign of Mahmud II, SCWC calls this the "filth standard". Five, ten, twenty and forty para plus gold coins were struck to this standard, all rare. According to Numista, one mangir was half a para. In the early nineteenth century, Tripoli, now part of Libya, was one of the Barbary States preying on commerce plying the Mediterranean. The bey of Tripoli and the United States fought a war in 1801-05 when the US refused the customary tribute.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.91 g, copper, 16 mm diameter, this specimen 1.23 g.
Catalog reference: KM-217.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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