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1/4 Rial - Ahmed III
| Issuer | Tunis Mint |
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| Year | 1726-1730 |
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| Currency | Rial (1567-1891) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Arabic calligraphic legend in four horizontal registers, separated by ruled lines and enclosed within a beaded border matching that of the obverse. The inscriptions, executed in thuluth script, record the sultan's patronymic, the invocatory phrase for victory, and the mint name Tunis. The overall layout and style are consistent with Ottoman provincial hammered silver coinage of the early eighteenth century, emphasizing epigraphic design over figural imagery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ahmed III ruled the Husainid beylik of Tunis as a vassal of the Ottoman Porte, and the fractional rial coinage of his reign reflects the monetary disorder that plagued the regency throughout the early eighteenth century — debased issues and irregular weights were chronic complaints among merchants trading across the Maghreb. KM#35 occupies a four-year production window, though actual striking likely clustered around specific fiscal pressures rather than continuous output. The Tunis mint operated under bey authority but with persistent Ottoman oversight, and coinage decisions were rarely purely local.