sultani
The sultani was an Ottoman gold coin. It was first minted in 1477–78 during the reign of Mehmed II (r. 1451–1481), following the Venetian ducat standard and weighing about 3.45 g.
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The sultani is the classic Ottoman gold coin and was also known generically as altın (آلتون, "gold"). • Illustration — Sultani of Sulayman I, 1520–21 • Illustration — Sultani of Ahmed III, 1703 Although different currency systems were used for different parts of the Ottoman Empire, for symbolic and economic reasons, the sultani was the empire's only gold coin during the sixteenth century.
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- 1.Pamuk, Sevket. A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire. Cambridge University Press. 61–62. 2000. 9780521441971.
- 2.Institutional Change and the Longevity of the Ottoman Empire, 1500–1800. Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 35. 2. 225–247. Autumn 2004. 10.1162/0022195041742427.
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