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Akce - Selim III Giray I reign
| Issuer | Khanate of Crimea |
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| Year | 1765 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the tughra (royal cipher) of Selim III Giray Khan rendered in Arabic script, with the characteristic sweeping calligraphic strokes of the Crimean Khan's monogram. Below the tughra, the mint name Bakhchisaray (بخچه سرای) and the AH date 1178 are inscribed. The flan is irregular in outline, typical of hammered coinage of this period, with flat, worn relief throughout. The legends are struck in a bold but somewhat crude style consistent with provincial Ottoman-influenced Crimean minting practice. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a nearly blank, featureless field on an irregular flan, consistent with the minimalist striking practice of Crimean akce coinage of this era. Faint traces of die impression may be visible, but no distinct legend or device is discernible. The surface shows heavy wear and patination typical of a low-denomination hammered silver coin in circulation. The plain, unadorned reverse is characteristic of akce denominations struck at the Bakhchisaray mint under Khan Selim III Giray. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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