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Akce - Islam Giray II Qrim mint
| Issuer | Khanate of Crimea |
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| Year | 1584 |
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| Currency | Beshilik |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the dynastic tamgha of the Giray khans, the heraldic emblem of the ruling house of Crimea, rendered in raised relief. The tamgha appears as a stylized trident-like symbol enclosed within a cartouche or inner circle, characteristic of Crimean Khanate coinage of the late sixteenth century. Partial Arabic script legend surrounds the central device along the periphery, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The die-work is typical of hammered Islamic coinage of the period, with slightly off-center strike. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Islam Giray II's reign was short and contested — he held the Crimean throne for less than two years before being deposed by the Ottomans in 1584, the same year this akçe was struck at Qırım. Ottoman suzerainty over the Khanate meant that khans ruled at the pleasure of Istanbul, and Islam Giray II's removal was a direct imperial intervention rather than a local succession dispute.
The Qırım mint was the oldest established striking facility in the Khanate, operating from the early post-Mongol period.