Akce - Mehmed III Misr

Mehmed III came to the throne in 1595 by ordering the execution of nineteen of his brothers — the largest single fratricide in Ottoman dynastic history. His reign also saw the Long Turkish War grind into its most costly phase, straining imperial revenues and accelerating the debasement of the akçe that had been underway since the mid-sixteenth century. By this period the coin had lost roughly two-thirds of its silver content compared to Suleiman-era issues.

The Misr mint designation places production in Cairo, then a major provincial striking facility supplying currency across Ottoman Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean trade routes.