I received a coin as a gift from a friend
He knows that I collect old silver coins
I didn't want to offend him and refuse and say that I don't collect Turkish akçe.
Why don't I collect:
A Turkish silver coin, minted from the time of Sultan Orhan (1326-1359) until the end of the 17th century.
At first it weighed 1.07 grams, later its weight dropped to 0.13 grams. It was minted in many mints of the Turkish Empire.
Over three centuries this small coin was minted in many different variants.
And the main reason is that Arabic is used on most coins.
I am not a connoisseur of Arabic, except for numbers and I don't know anything.
I also took it to an acquaintance, a professional numismatist, at least that's what he presents himself as :)
He told me what I also know, that it's a Turkish akçe.
The coin is a little worn, so maybe he didn't want to waste time.
But I wanted to know which Turkish ruler it belonged to, so I took up detective work.
I don't know Arabic so I had to do visual identification.
I also tried with apps but when it came out I had an American cent and not a Turkish akc.
I knew that apps didn't help much either.
But I managed to find which Turkish ruler the money belonged to and on the Numista.
I managed to compare the front page
Issuer: Ottoman Empire
Sultan: Selim I (1512-1520)
Type: Standard circulation coins
Year: 918 (1513)
Calendar: Islamic (Hijri)
Value: 1 Akce
Currency: Akçe (1327-1687)
Composition: Silver
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 10 mm
Shape: Round (irregular)
I hope I identified the coin correctly.
Or was I wasting my time:)
Reference : Numista , ma-shops.com
