1/4 Rial - Ahmed III

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.