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Akçe - Mehmed I 816AH knotted variant
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1413 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic legend in thuluth script, reading 'Sultan son of the Sultan, Mehmed son of Bayezid Khan,' arranged across three horizontal lines within the flan. The script is boldly struck in relief against a flat field, exhibiting the characteristic knotted ligature variant associated with this emission. The coin is irregularly shaped, as typical of hammered Ottoman akçes, with a slightly raised rim and granular surface texture resulting from the hand-striking process. |
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| Reverse description | Central field carries a multi-line Arabic legend in thuluth script arranged in three horizontal registers, recording the mint name Bursa, the regnal invocation, the AH date 816, and a pious formula. The legend reads 'Struck in Bursa. May [God] perpetuate his kingdom. 816. May he live a long life.' A partial dotted inner border frames the inscription, and the flan edge is characteristically irregular and slightly clipped, consistent with hammered Ottoman silver coinage of the early fifteenth century. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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