Dirham - Ahmed I

€152,564.00
IssuerOttoman Empire
Year1604
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Dirham (5)
CurrencyAkçe (1327-1687)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.3 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Obverse descriptionTugrah of Ahmed I.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringسلطان احمد بن محمد خان
(Translation: Sultan Ahmed ibn Muhammad Han :  `[The] Sultan Ahmed [I], Son of Mehmed [III] Han.`)
Reverse descriptionInside a cartouche inscribed in a circle, the name of the mint. Around and divided in four segments, an inscription followed by the accession year of the sultan.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringخلد ملكه | ضرب | في ١٠١٢ أميد
(Translation: [...]  Khallada mulkahu. Duriba bi fi 1012 :   `[Mint Name, see the comment section]  May his Kingdom perpetuate. Struck in ... [Accession] in [the year] 1012 [AH].`)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1012 (1604)  - - Mint undefined -
1012 (1604)  - 1) Diyarbakır (Turkey) -
1012 (1604)  - 2) Van (Turkey) -
Catalog ID3146114010
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