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Beshlik - Salamat II Giray
| Issuer | Khanate of Crimea |
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| Year | 1740 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the name and titles of Khan Salamat II Giray rendered in Arabic script, the legends struck in relief on an irregular flan typical of hammered coinage. The inscription occupies the majority of the coin's surface, with the script displaying the characteristic calligraphic style of Crimean Khanate monetary production. The flan shows pronounced hammer striations across the field, consistent with hand-struck manufacture. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Salamat II Giray's reign was among the most turbulent of the late Crimean Khanate — he ruled twice, with an interruption, entirely at Ottoman discretion. The Porte appointed and deposed khans with increasing frequency through the mid-18th century as Russian pressure on the northern Black Sea steppe intensified. Coinage from his second reign is appreciably scarcer than his first.
The beshlik denomination, worth five akçe, had been a workhorse of Crimean silver currency for over a century by this point. Production concentrated at the Bakhchisaray mint.