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Sultani - Murad III Damascus
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1575 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Entirely epigraphic reverse bearing a multi-line Arabic legend distributed across the field in the Ottoman hammered tradition. The inscription proclaims the sultan's glory and dominion over land and sea, serving as a standard reverse type for Ottoman sultani gold coinage of the Damascus mint. Individual lines of script are separated by decorative dot ornaments, and the letters display the bold, angular calligraphic style characteristic of sixteenth-century Ottoman die engraving. The irregular flan edges are consistent with hand-hammered production at a provincial mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضارب النضر صاحب العز والنصر في البر والبحر (Translation: Gold striker The glorious and victorious In the land and sea) |
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| Mint | Damascus |
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