Ottoman Empire. Ahmed III (1703-1730 AD). ½ Zolota (.465 silver) (No reserve price)

Ottoman Empire.
Ahmed III (1703-1730 AD).
½ Zolota (.465 silver).
Billon, 27.66 mm, 9.48 g.

Obv: السلطان احمد بن محمد خان دام ملكه (“Sultan Ahmed, son of Mehmed Khan; may his sovereignty endure”), with ضرب في [mint] (“Struck at [mint]”) and accession date below; within a beaded border.
Rev: سلطان البرين وخاقان البحرين السلطان ابن السلطان (“Sultan of the two lands and khan of the two seas, the sultan, son of the sultan”), arranged in four lines; subsidiary control marks in the fields; within a beaded border.

Reference: Krause, Chester L., and Clifford Mishler, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701–1800, Turkey, KM 150.

Ahmed III’s reign is remembered for the Tulip Period, when Ottoman court culture flourished through poetry, calligraphy, gardens and architecture. Closer diplomatic contacts with Europe encouraged new exchanges, while İbrahim Müteferrika established a press printing books in Ottoman Turkish. Courtly splendour coexisted with economic grievances and military setbacks. In 1730, the uprising led by Patrona Halil forced Ahmed from the throne, bringing this celebrated period to an abrupt end.

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