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1/4 Budju - Selim III
| Issuer | Regency of Algiers |
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| Year | 1806-1808 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan of irregular round form, bearing a three-line Arabic inscription in bold, deeply struck calligraphic script arranged diagonally across the field, reading 'Sultan / Selim / Khan' in reference to the reigning Ottoman sultan Selim III. The legends are executed in a characteristic Maghrebi hand, with elongated strokes and decorative flourishes. A pellet border runs along the lower portion of the coin's periphery, framing the inscription. The flan shows typical hammer-struck irregularities consistent with the manual minting practices of the Algiers regency mint. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Regency of Algiers operated as an Ottoman tributary state but maintained its own coinage with striking independence from Constantinople. Selim III, whose reformist Nizam-ı Cedid program was unraveling by this period under pressure from the Janissaries, was deposed in 1807 — meaning pieces dated to the later end of this type's run were struck in the name of a sultan already removed from power before news reliably reached Algiers.