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1 Akce - Çelebi Muḥammad
| Issuer | Eretna, Beylik of |
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| Year | 1380 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a pelleted rectangle enclosing multiple lines of Arabic inscription in angular script. Above the rectangle, an additional line of Arabic text occupies the upper field. The overall composition is characteristic of Anatolian beylik coinage of the late 14th century, with the legend arranged in horizontal registers within the decorative frame. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, as typical of hammered silver akces of this period. |
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| Mintage | 1380: ND (1380) |
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The Beylik of Eretna was already in terminal decline by 1380 — the dynasty founded by Eretna Bey in central Anatolia following the dissolution of Ilkhanid authority had fragmented into factional fighting, and Çelebi Muhammad's reign was contested almost from the start. He would be the last ruler to strike in the dynasty's name before the Kadı Burhaneddin effectively absorbed what remained of Eretna's territory in 1381.
Zeno catalog reference 25304 places this akçe within a thinly documented series; surviving examples are rare enough that die-link studies remain incomplete.