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Akçe- Süleyman II
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1688 |
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| Weight | 0.19 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Reverse displays a multi-line Arabic inscription within the field, recording the mint city and regnal year in the Islamic Hijri calendar. The legend reads 'May his victory be glorious, struck in Constantinople, 1099,' referencing the Hijri year corresponding to 1688 CE. The text is arranged in horizontal registers across the flan in the typical Ottoman administrative style. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular, slightly buckled flan of hammered akçe production. |
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| Mint | Constantinople (Istanbul) Mint |
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