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Sultani - Selim II
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1567 |
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| Currency | Akçe (1535-1688) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in bold, flowing thuluth script, presenting the sultan's titles and honorifics arranged in horizontal registers across the flan. The inscription is densely struck with characteristic Ottoman calligraphic artistry, the letters interlocking and overlapping in the manner typical of hammered Ottoman gold sultani coinage. The field is bounded by a continuous outer border of raised pellets following the irregular circumference of the coin. Separator dots are visible between lines of inscription within the central legend. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Arabic inscription in fluid thuluth script filling the entire field, recording the mint name Baghdad and the regnal year 974 AH (1567 CE), consistent with standard Ottoman sultani reverse typology. The text is arranged in horizontal registers, the calligraphy exhibiting the characteristic bold strokes and tight interlacing of Ottoman hammered gold coinage. A beaded border encircles the legend, conforming to the irregular flan edge. The overall strike is typical of provincial Ottoman mint production, with some weakness at the margins. |
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