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Akche - Ahmed III
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1703 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | السلطان احمد حان بن محمد (Translation: Sultan Ahmed Khan, son of Mehmed) |
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Ahmed III came to power in 1703 through a Janissary revolt that deposed his brother Mustafa II — the very military corps that placed him on the throne would remain a constant constraint on his reign. By this point the akche had collapsed so thoroughly in real value that it had become almost ceremonial; the larger para and kurush were doing the actual work of Ottoman commerce. These tiny late-period akches were struck in such quantities and such haste that die alignment and flan quality vary dramatically across the type.