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Ottoman Empire
Gold Sultani (Sherifi Altin), AH 1102
Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan, AH 1102-1106/AD 1691-1695
Pere 475; KM 57. Very Fine.
Misr (Egypt) mint.
Sultan Ahmed bin Ibrahim khan ‘azza nasruhu
, mint and date below; Reverse,
sultan
al-birrayn wa khaqan al-bahrayn al-sultan bin al-sultan
“sultan of the two lands and khaqan of the two
seas, the sultan, son of the sultan”. The “two lands” allude to Asia and Europe, separated at Constantino-
ple by the Bosporus. The “two seas” are the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
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Ottoman Empire
Gold Jedid Sherifi Altin, AH 1106
Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan, AH 1106-1115/AD 1695-1703
Pere 485; KM 128. Extremely Fine.
Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Tughra, mint and date formula including
‘azza nasruhu
“may his
victory be glorified” below; Reverse,
sultan al-birrayn wa khaqan al-bahrayn al-sultan bin al-sultan
“sultan of the two lands and khaqan of the two seas, the sultan, son of the sultan”. The “two lands” allude
to Asia and Europe, separated at Constantinople by the Bosporus. The “two seas” are the Black Sea and
the Mediterranean.