ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Anonymous. Mangir (Bronze, 19 mm, 3.09 g), Arzanjan (Erzincan), 15th-17th century. ‘Arzanjān’ (‘Erzincan’ in Arabic) surrounded by floral designs. Rev. Geometric and floral designs. Album 1390M. Some deposits and brushed, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.

Marco Polo visited Arzanjan (modern Erzincan) less than a century after this coin was issued, reporting that the 'the people [of Arzanjan] are Armenians', and that Arzanjan was the 'noblest of cities' and the See of an Armenian Archbishop.