The sultani (Ottoman Turkish: سلطاني) was an Ottoman gold coin. It was first minted in 1477–8 during the reign of Mehmed II (r. 1451–1481), following the Venetian ducat standard,[1] weighing about 3.45 grams (0.111 ozt). The sultani is the classic Ottoman gold coin also known generically as altın (آلتون, "gold").
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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.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pamuk, Sevket (2000). A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 9780521441971. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Şevket Pamuk (Autumn 2004). "Institutional Change and the Longevity of the Ottoman Empire, 1500–1800". Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 35 (2): 225–247. doi:10.1162/0022195041742427.