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Akce - Ahmed III 1115 AH, Kostantiniyye mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1704 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mint | Kostantiniyye (Constantinople) |
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Ahmed III came to power in 1703 after a Janissary revolt forced the abdication of his brother Mustafa II — one of the more violent transitions in late Ottoman dynastic history. The akçe by this point had been so thoroughly debased over the preceding century that these tiny silver pieces carried almost no real purchasing power; the larger para and kuruş had long since displaced them for practical commerce. This issue from Kostantiniyye represents effectively the terminal stage of the akçe as a functioning denomination.