Unidentified Egyptian coin

I have attached 2 photos of a coin I recently acquired (for 10 cents!) that I believe to be an 1838 Egyptian coin, composition "billon", which is copper/silver.  It has a diameter of 21mm and is extremely thin, likely hammered.  It has an accession date of AH1223 (1808) and a regnal year of 30 (1838).  It is not in my copy of the Krause manual (1800 to 1994) and differs from the oldest shown in that my coin has a horseshoe-like arrangment on both sides and flowers around the edges on both sides (see pics).

Any ideas??

Thanks,

Raider

I can't find this piece in my 19th Century Krause 5th Edition. Accession year of AH1223 would be Mahmud II who ruled until 1839 but I can't see any hammered coinage listed later than 1834, the coinage after that being milled. There also doesn't appear to be any token coinage listed for that era - it's a bit of a mystery! Have you got a weight for your piece?

Hi,
you coin is a Turkish one :

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22658.html

Minted in Constantinople.

Some years must be added on the file.

Regards

Ooops !
Wrong file: this is the right one :

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22659.html

I think you are along the right lines, Asimov37, but there are a few issues with the coin you suggest:

>  The regnal year is wrong, Raiders is 30
>  The diameter is wrong, Raiders is 21mm
>  The metal is silver, Raider thinks his is billon

If Raiders coin is actually silver, then I think it is probably Turkey KM#596 20 Para 0.170 Silver 1.35-1.60 g

Hi Rick, you're right !
It was'nt a Kurush KM#597, but a 20 Para km#596.
Just the previous coin in the World Coins Catalog !

I was'nt so far, is'nt it ?

A second fact is about the silver content of that coin:
With only 17% of silver, the metal can be called...Billon.

Regards

Well done!  I forgot that the toughra is not exclusive to Egyptian coins.  My coin actually looks more like copper with a white sheen within, and if it was only .170 silver (the rest being copper) I guess that makes it "billon".  Thanks a lot for your help!

Raider