Sultani of Sulayman I, 1520/21
Sultani of Ahmed III, 1703

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").

References

  1. ^ Pamuk, Sevket (2000). A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 9780521441971. Retrieved 1 January 2022.


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