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Akce - Mehmed IV Damascus
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1648 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing the sultan's tughra-style Arabic inscription arranged in three lines across the flan, reading 'Sultan / Mehmed ibn / Ibrahim Khan.' The lettering is executed in characteristic Ottoman calligraphic style, struck on a small, irregularly shaped planchet typical of late akçe production. The surfaces show natural flow lines and die-shift consistent with hand-hammering technique. The coin's modest module and thin fabric are characteristic of the debased akçe coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | سلطان محمد بن ابراهيم خان |
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| Reverse lettering | عز نصره ضرب دمشق ١٠٥٨ |
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