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Akce - Mengli I Giray Qirq-Yer
| Issuer | Khanate of Crimea |
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| Year | 882-913 (1478-1508) |
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| Currency | Beshilik |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic-script legend in naskh style, giving the ruler's name and titles, arranged in two or three horizontal lines across the flan. The inscription is rendered in bold relief typical of hammered Crimean Khanate coinage of the late 15th to early 16th century. The irregular flan edge is characteristic of hand-struck production, with no formal border or decorative frame. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of the Giray dynastic tamgha — a trident-like symbol surmounted by an overbar — struck in bold relief within the field. The tamgha is encircled by an Arabic-script legend giving the mint name and AH date, with a border of dots forming the outer perimeter of the design. The overall style is consistent with hammered Crimean akce coinage of the Qirq-Yer mint. |
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| Mint | Qirq-Yer (modern-day Chufut-Kale), Crimea |
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