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Dirhem - Murad III Canca mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1575 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central floral or rosette motif in the field, closely mirroring the obverse design, with a surrounding circular Arabic legend inscribed along the periphery of the irregularly shaped flan. The legend records the mint name, a pious formula, and the regnal year in abjad numerals. The strike is characteristic of hand-hammered Ottoman provincial coinage, with some weakness at the edges due to the uneven flan. |
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Murad III's accession in 1574 brought an immediate debasement program as the empire stretched its finances across simultaneous campaigns in Persia and the Mediterranean. The Canca mint — operating in the Caucasus region — was among the provincial facilities pressed into service to meet demand, striking dirhems of noticeably variable fineness compared to Constantinople output. Provincial dies from this period are frequently misaligned and show inconsistent depth, a product of decentralized quality control rather than any single mechanical failure.