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1 Sultani - Mahmud I
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1736-1742 |
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| Value | 1 Sultani (20) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is filled entirely with a bold multi-line Arabic inscription in deeply struck calligraphic script, praising the sultan's sovereignty over land and sea. The legend is arranged across three lines within a plain inner circle, itself enclosed by a beaded outer border consistent with the obverse design. A horizontal line separates the upper inscription from the lower portion, and the irregular flan edges are characteristic of the hammered technique employed at the Tunis mint during this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mahmud I's reign saw the Ottoman Porte exert inconsistent authority over its North African regencies, and Tunisia's Husainid beys operated with considerable de facto autonomy during this period. Gold sultanis struck at Tunis circulated alongside Egyptian and Istanbul issues but were produced to local weight standards that occasionally diverged from imperial norms — a quiet assertion of provincial independence that Constantinople tolerated rather than resolved.
KM#45 spans a six-year window, meaning die marriages within this type can sometimes be roughly sequenced by stylistic drift in the calligraphy.