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Akce - Murad IV
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1623 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Within a plain inner circle, a three-line Arabic legend bearing the sultan's titulature reads 'Sultan Murad ibn Ahmed Han.' The script is rendered in a bold, angular hand typical of early 17th-century Ottoman hammered coinage. A beaded border runs along the coin's periphery, partially irregular due to the hand-struck flan. The fields are slightly granular and uneven, consistent with the hammered technique of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | سلطان مراد بن احمد خان (Translation: Sultan Mourad ibn Ahmed Han : `[The] Sultan Murad [IV], son of Ahmed {Ist], Han.`) |
| Reverse description | Within a plain inner circle, a multi-line Arabic legend occupies the field, recording the pious formula 'Azze Nasrühu' (May he be victorious), followed by the mint name and the accession year 1032 AH. The inscription is struck in bold relief in the angular Ottoman script characteristic of the period. A beaded border frames the legend along the coin's periphery, partially obscured by the irregular edge of the hand-struck flan. The overall execution is typical of provincial Ottoman hammered akçes of the early 17th century. |
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