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Sultani - Suleiman I
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1520 |
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| Value | Sultani (50) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 926 (1520) - ٩٢٦ |
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The sultani was introduced under Suleiman's father Selim I following the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517, deliberately calibrated to compete with the Venetian ducat in eastern Mediterranean trade. Suleiman's accession in 1520 brought continuity to the type — the coin itself changed little, which was the point. Monetary credibility in long-distance commerce depended on predictability, not novelty.
Pere 159 is among the earlier attributions in the series for this reign, corresponding to the first regnal year issues before the titulature on the coin expanded to reflect Suleiman's growing imperial ambitions following the Belgrade and Rhodes campaigns.