1/4 Sultani - Ahmed I

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.