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Akce - Hajji Geray Qrim
| Issuer | Khanate of Crimea |
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| Year | 1454 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Irregular hammered silver flan displaying a multi-line Arabic mint and date legend arranged in horizontal registers across the field. The inscription reads 'Zarb fi Qrim 858' (Struck in Qrim, AH 858), identifying the mint as Qrim (the principal Crimean Khanate mint) and the Hijri year corresponding to 1454 CE. The script is executed in a bold, somewhat cursive Naskh style characteristic of Crimean Khanate akce coinage. A decorative interlaced or arabesque border element encircles the central legend, and pellet ornaments punctuate the field. The flan edge is naturally irregular, as is typical of hand-struck issues of this era. |
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| Mint | Qrim (Crimea) |
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Hajji Geray founded the Crimean Khanate in the 1440s after breaking free from the disintegrating Golden Horde, and his early coinage reflects a state still establishing its monetary identity. This akçe dates to a period when Hajji Geray was consolidating power against rival claimants while simultaneously managing an uneasy relationship with Genoa's Black Sea colonies at Caffa and Soldaia.
Retowski's catalog of Crimean Tatar coinage, published in 1905, remains the foundational reference for this series — his #25 designation places this piece among the earlier, scarcer emissions of Hajji Geray's reign.