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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 778147, member: 2844&quot;]Tughra marks are notoriously difficult to date, every little detail counts, and those are often worn or badly stamped.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mark on the right is an Arabic 90 stamped upside down, so the fineness is .900.</p><p>It looks like later Egyptian marks, except the town mark is at the bottom instead of the top, like they had later.</p><p>Until 1882 Egypt was formally ruled by a viceroy appointed by the Ottoman sultan. Politically the 19th century was a confusing period, and I don&#039;t know if Egyptian silversmiths would have used a Tughra mark.</p><p>Maybe it was imported to Turkey from Egypt? Different punches at different times could also explain one being upside down.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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