Akce - Suleiman I

Suleiman I ascended to the throne in 1520 following the death of Selim I, and the akçe issued in his accession year established the monetary baseline for what would become one of the longest reigns in Ottoman history — 46 years. The coin entered circulation at a moment when the empire's silver supply was still largely dependent on Balkan mines, before the later influx of American silver began destabilizing Ottoman purchasing power in the late sixteenth century.