1808, Libya (Ottoman), Sultan Mahmud II. Copper Para Coin Mint Place: Tripoli Reference: KM-93. Denomination: 1 ParaMint Year: AH 1223 (1808 AD)Material: CopperWeight: ca. 4gm Diameter: 19mmThe coastal region of what is today Libya was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1551 to 1912. First, from 1551 to 1864, as the Eyalet of Tripolitania (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت طرابلس غرب Eyālet-i Tr ...