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Akce - Osman Gazi
| Issuer | Ottoman Sultanate |
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| Year | 1299-1324 |
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| Value | 1 Akce |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a multi-line Arabic legend identifying the issuing authority, arranged within a beaded or plain circular border. The inscription reads 'Duriba Osman bin Ertugrul, khallada mulkahu' (Struck by Osman, son of Ertuğrul — may his kingdom perpetuate), a standard formula of Ottoman dynastic legitimation found on early akçe coinage. The lettering is executed in a somewhat compressed, informal naskh-style script consistent with early fourteenth-century Anatolian mint practice. The flan is irregularly shaped and of uneven thickness, characteristic of the hammered technique employed. No mint name or date appears on the coin. |
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Osman I never lived to see the monetary system his successors would build, but this akçe — issued in his name across a reign spanning the sultanate's founding decades — is the point of origin for Ottoman silver coinage. The type continued to be struck well after his death in 1324, making precise attribution to his actual lifetime nearly impossible without die study.