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Sultani (Ahmed III, 1703)

1703　・　gold　・　18th century　・　Ottoman Empire, Kostantiniyye

Sultani (Ahmed III, 1703)（obverse）obverseSultani (Ahmed III, 1703)（reverse）reverse
Unknown 18th-century mintmaster / Public domain（Wikimedia Commons）

A Sultani gold coin struck in the accession year of Ahmed III (AH 1115 = 1703). The obverse features the monarch's tughra with a floral spray, while the reverse bears the standard phrase "Sultan of the two lands and the two seas" and the mint name, Kostantiniyye. A small, old hole remains at the top—encapsulating the history of its owners, who cherished this gold coin as an ornament.