ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Mehmed IV, AH 1058-1099 / AD 1648-1687. Sultani (Gold, 23 mm, 3.44 g, 12 h), Tarabulus Gharb (Tripoli), date effaced. Within a circle, ‘ḍārib al-naḍr / ṣāḥib al-ʿizz wa al-naṣr / fī / [al-barr wa al-baḥr]’ (‘Gold striker, owner of glory and victory, in the land and sea’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘Sulṭān Muḥammad / ibn Ibrāhīm Khān / ʿazza naṣruhū ḍuriba fī / Ṭarābulus Gharb / …’ (‘Sultan Mehmed son of Ibrahim Khan. May his victory be honoured. Struck in Tarabulus Gharb, …’ in Arabic). Album 1383N. Rare. Areas of weakness and with some minor scratches, otherwise, very fine.

From a British collection of Ottoman coins, formed in the early 2000s.