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1/4 Sultani - Ahmed I
| Issuer | Tunisia |
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| Year | 1605 |
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| Value | 1/4 Sultani (5) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mint | Tunis Mint, Tunis |
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Ahmed I's accession in 1603 coincided with a period of renewed Ottoman administrative pressure on the Tunisian regency, and coinage issued under his name reflects the Istanbul-centered authority the Porte was reasserting over its North African provinces. The quarter sultani denomination was never struck in large quantities — the fractional gold series served specialized transactional needs in port and mercantile settings rather than broad circulation. At 0.86 g, survival rates are predictably low; small gold fractions were routinely melted when bullion demand spiked.