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Akce - Murad III Aleppo
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1575 |
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| Weight | 0.37 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing the sultan's tughra of Murad III in Arabic script, rendered in the characteristic Ottoman calligraphic style. The inscription is densely composed within the irregular flan, with upward-projecting strokes typical of the tughra form. The legends are struck in relief against a flat, unadorned field, showing the characteristic irregular outline of a hand-struck akçe. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field struck with Arabic legends in multiple lines identifying the mint and regnal year. The inscription, characteristic of Ottoman akçe coinage, records the mint name Halab (Aleppo) and the accession year in Arabic numerals. The text is arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, with the script exhibiting typical hammered relief on a plain, flat field. The irregular flan edges reflect standard hand-striking technique of the period. |
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| Mintage | 982 (1575) - ٩٨٢ |
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