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Ottoman Empire
Gold Altin (Funduq), AH 1222//1
Mustafa IV, Ottoman Sultan, AH 1222-1223/AD 1807-1808
Pere 726; KM 546. Superb Extremely Fine.
Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Tughra; Reverse, mint, accession date and regnal year. The name
of the mint depended on the military and political relationship between Ottoman Empire and Europe.
When the relationship was friendly, “Qustantiniyah” was used, and when the relationship was adversar-
ial, “Islambul” was used.
346
Ottoman Empire
Gold 2 Rumi Altin, AH 1223//11
Mahmud II, Ottoman Sultan, AH 1223-1255/AD 1808-1839
Pere 758; KM 617. Nearly Mint State.
Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint.
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”, Tughra at center.
Reverse,
al-sultan Mahmud khan ibn al-sultan ‘Abd al-Hamid khan khallad mulkahu
; mint, accession
date and regnal date at center.