Ottoman Empire Akce - Mehmed III, 1003

Circular legend around "Mehmed"

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Currency Akçe (1327 – 1687)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination Akce - Mehmed III
Year 1003
Ruler Mehmed III (1595–1603)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Weight (g) 0.32
Diameter (mm) 10
Demonetized Yes

Description

Akce - Mehmed III from Ottoman Empire. Issued in 1003. Struck in Silver. Measures 10 mm and weighs 0.32 g.

Obverse
Inside a circle, the titulature of the sultan. Around, a beading. (Muhammad
Al-Sultan bin Mourad Han :
"Mehmed [III], 
The Sultan, son of Murad [III], Han".)
Reverse
Inside a circle, an inscription followed by the name of the mint and the accession year of the sultan. Around, a beading. (Azze Nasrühu 
Duriba bi
[...]
1003 :

"May he be victorious.
Struck in 
[Name of the mint, see comment section]
1003 [AH].")

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1003 (1595)  — - Mint undefined
1003 (1595)  — 01) Edirne (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 02) Diyarbakır (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 03) Ankara (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 04) Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1003 (1595)  — 05) Belgrade (Serbia)
1003 (1595)  — 06) Bursa (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 07) Gümüşhane (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 08) Erzurum (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 09) Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
1003 (1595)  — 10) Aleppo (Syria)
1003 (1595)  — 11) Kastamonu (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 12) Cyprus
1003 (1595)  — 13) Kiğı (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 14) Constantinople (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 15) Konya (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 16) Novo Brdo (Kosovo)
1003 (1595)  — 17) Chios (Greece)
1003 (1595)  — 18) Thessaloniki (Greece)
1003 (1595)  — 19) Stagira (Greece)
1003 (1595)  — 20) Serres (Greece)
1003 (1595)  — 21) Sofia (Bulgaria)
1003 (1595)  — 22) Tire (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 23) Tokat (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 24) Van (Turkey)
1003 (1595)  — 25) Larissa (Greece)
1003 (1595)  — Kratova

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