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3 Findik - Mahmud I
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1730-1754 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the elaborate calligraphic tughra (imperial monogram) of Sultan Mahmud I, rendered in high relief with characteristic interlaced strokes, elongated vertical shafts, and sweeping horizontal extensions. The tughra is set within a plain inner circle enclosed by a rope-pattern border and a beaded outer rim, all executed in fine hammered gold. The field surrounding the tughra is flat and unadorned, lending prominence to the imperial cipher. |
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| Mint | Constantinople (Islambul) Mint |
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Mahmud I's reign opened with the Patrona Halil rebellion of 1730, a janissary-led uprising that deposed his predecessor Ahmed III and placed Mahmud on the throne under conditions that left him, at least initially, constrained by the very forces that elevated him. The 3 Findik denomination — a multiple struck in substantial gold — was not everyday pocket money; issues of this weight circulated among officials, military commanders, and merchants operating at a scale where such a piece represented meaningful transactional value.
Mahmud eventually reasserted central authority, having Patrona Halil himself killed in 1731.