PRESENTATION FOR THE ONS
MEETING IN USA, APRIL 2008
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WRITTEN BY : NECDET KABAKLARLI
In Seljuk of Rum, in Anatolian Beyliks and in Ottomans,
sun-and-lion devices were not armorial devices. Until
Suleyman first period we can not se any sun-and-lion motives on
the Ottoman copper coins. The Ottoman copper coins on which we
come across with lion motives are very similar with Beylik
coins.
In the tiles of Gazne
palaces from the 11th century AD we met with lion figures
similar with Beylik and Ottoman coins on which we met lion
figures.2 (Image 17-19).
In the Ottomans we met with lion figures on coins for he first
time in the period Murad II. These
copper coins were minted in Bursa in 838H. On the other hand we
have many ornamented copper coins minted in Bursa with lion
figures on them. Some of them look to the left side and the
others look to the right side. (Image 20-25).
The copper coins minted in Tira with lion figures on them are
different from the other Ottoman mangirs with lion figures on
them. On the copper coins of Tira it is not a lion but it is an
Anatolian leopard. They are nicely stilized with a key figure on
their tales. These key motives on the tales are very
interesting and they give us a message that the key leads to the
sovernity.( Image 26-34).
In Konya we also met with two types of coins: The former ones
have a palmet over the lion figures, the latter ones have a lion
which is illustrated in a jumping position. (Image 35-37).
