54. Unique treasure composed of 12 Ottoman Akçe, 15th-16th century, silver

The lot is made up of the following coins: 1. Akçe, Baiazid II (1481-1512). Obverse legend: [...]yezid / [...]Mehmed han Obverse description: Legend with Arabic characters arranged in a linear circle, cut in half by a horizontal line that divides the legend into two registers. The linear circle is surrounded by a beaded circle. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe / Novar sene 886 Reverse description: Legend with Arabic characters arranged in a linear circle, cut in half by a horizontal line that divides the legend into two registers. The circle is partially visible due to faulty strike. 2. Akçe, Baiazid II (1481-1512). Obverse legend: Sultan Bayezid / bin Me[...] han Obverse description: Legend with Arabic characters arranged in a linear circle, cut in half by a horizontal line that divides the legend into two registers. The linear circle is surrounded by a beaded circle. The linear and beaded circles are partially visible due to faulty strike. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe / Novar [...] 8[...] Reverse description: Legend with Arabic characters arranged in a linear circle, cut in half by a horizontal line that divides the legend into two registers. The circle is partially visible due to faulty strike. 3. Akçe, Baiazid II (1481-1512). Obverse legend: Sultan Bayezid / bin Mehmed han Obverse description: Legend with Arabic characters arranged in a linear circle, cut in half by a horizontal line that divides the legend into two registers. The linear circle is surrounded by a beaded circle. The linear and beaded circles are partially visible due to faulty strike. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe / Novar [...] Reverse description: Legend with Arabic characters arranged in a linear circle, cut in half by a horizontal line that divides the legend into two registers. The linear circle is surrounded by a beaded circle. The linear and beaded circles are partially visible due to faulty strike. 4. Akçe, Suleyman I (1520-1566). Obverse legend: [...]ltan [...]leyman [...]im [...] Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly (only three rows visible towards the upper left field). All surrounded by an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle. Legend and circles partially visible due to faulty strike. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe Çança 926 [...] Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five/six rows. 5. Akçe, Suleyman I (1520-1566). Obverse legend: [...]Selim han Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly (only three rows visible). Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe Novaberda sene 926 Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly in six rows. Exterior linear circle partially visible. 6. Akçe, Suleyman I (1520-1566). Obverse legend: Sultan Süleyman șah Selim [...] Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five/six rows. Six-rayed star in the center. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe [...] Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly in three rows, the rest of the legend is unreadable due to wear and tear. Six-rayed star in the center. 7. Akçe, Selim II (1566-1574). Obverse legend: Sulta[...] Se[...] bin Süleym[...] han Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five rows. All within an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle, partially visible. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe Sidrekapsi sene 974 Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five rows. All within an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle, partially visible. 8. Akçe, Selim II (1566-1574). Obverse legend: [...]ultan [...]elim bin Süleyman han Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five rows. Exterior linear circle, partially visible. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe Belgrad [...]74 sene Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five rows. Exterior linear circle, partially visible. 9. Akçe, Murad III (1574-1595). Obverse legend: [...]ultan Murad Seli[...] Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly (only three rows visible). All surrounded by an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle. Legend and circles partially visible due to faulty strike. Reverse legend: [...] Novaberda sene 982 Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly (only three rows visible). All surrounded by an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle. Legend and circles partially visible due to faulty strike. 10. Akçe, Murad III (1574-1595). Obverse legend: Sultan Murad bin Selim han Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly in four rows. All within an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle, partially visible. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe Sidrekapsi 982 Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly in five rows. All within an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle, partially visible. 11. Akçe, Murad III (1574-1595). Obverse legend: Sultan Murad bin Selim han Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly in four rows. All within a linear circle, partially visible. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe [...]ança Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly (only three rows visible). All surrounded by an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle. Legend and circles partially visible due to faulty strike. 12. Akçe, Murad III (1574-1595). Obverse legend: Sultan Murad bin Selim han Obverse description: Legend arranged linearly in four rows. All within an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle, partially visible. Reverse legend: Azze nasrühü duribe Çança [...] Reverse description: Legend arranged linearly (only three rows visible). All surrounded by an interior linear circle and an exterior beaded circle. Legend and circles partially visible due to faulty strike. This lot of coins represents an extremely important historical document for illustrating the economic and monetary situation in the Balkan area at the end of the 16th century. This lot of coins certainly originates from a larger treasure found north of the Danube, as it retains the structural characteristics of treasures documented in Wallachia and Moldova for this period. The hiding of these treasures north of the Danube is connected with the devaluation of Murad III's emissions, the currency being used to pay the Ottoman soldiers who participated in the military campaigns of the Long War (1591- 1606). Therefore, this lot is illustrative of the Ottoman monetary flow in the market in Wallachia and Moldova.

Dimensions

custom d=1 cm (each)

Description

silver

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