Akce - Selim I Prominent `Shah` and knotted `Bi`

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IssuerOttoman Empire
Year1513
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Akce
CurrencyAkçe (1327-1687)
CompositionSilver
Weight0.7 g
Dimensions10 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
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Obverse descriptionInside a circle, the titulature of the sultan. Around, a beading.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringسلطان سليم شاه بن بايزيد خان
(Translation: Sultan Shah Selim Ibn Bayezid Han :  `[The] Sultan, [The] Shah, Sélim [I], Son of Bayezid [II], Han.)
Reverse descriptionInside a circle, an inscription followed by the name of the mint and the accession year of the sultan ; presence of a knot in the center.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringنصره عز ضر ب [...] سنة ۹۱۸
(Translation: Nasruhu Azze Duriba Bi [...] Sana 918 :  `May he be victorious ; Struck in [Name of the mint, see comment section] The year 918 [AH].`)
Edge
Mint
Mintage918 (1513)  - - Mint undefined -
918 (1513)  - 01) Edirne (Turkey) - Type B -
918 (1513)  - 02) Ankara (Turkey) - Type B -
918 (1513)  - 03) Bursa (Turkey) - Type A -
918 (1513)  - 04) Aleppo (Syria) - Type A -
918 (1513)  - 05) Kastamonu (Turkey) - Type B -
918 (1513)  - 06) Constantinople (Turkey) - Type A -
918 (1513)  - 07) Kratovo (Macedonia) - Type B -
918 (1513)  - 08) Konya (Turkey) - Type B -
918 (1513)  - 09) Novo Brdo (Kosovo) - Type B -
918 (1513)  - 10) Serres (Greece) - Type A -
918 (1513)  - 11) Tire (Turkey) - Type B -
Catalog ID4137389210
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