Akçe - Mehmed Çelebi Interregnum

Obverse description	Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, reading the royal titulature of the issuer. The legend, rendered in a cursive Arabic script characteristic of early Ottoman hammered coinage, proclaims the sultan's name and lineage. The inscription is set within a plain, unbordered field on an irregularly shaped flan typical of hammered akçe production. The surface shows the natural flow and slight distortion common to hand-struck Ottoman silver of the Interregnum period.
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Reverse description	Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription disposed in horizontal registers, containing the Islamic profession of faith (Shahada) followed by the mint name and AH date. The legend is struck in cursive Arabic script consistent with early fifteenth-century Ottoman hammered silver technique. The mint name Amasya (Amaseia) and the Hijri date 808 appear in the lower register, identifying the place and year of issue. The flan is irregular and slightly off-center, as is typical of hammered akçe coinage of this period.
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