History of Ottoman Coins Vol. 3

380 pp, color figures, hb, in English-Turkish bilingual.

The 3rd volume of the book “History of Ottoman Coins” studies in detail the coins of Sultan Selim II and Sultan Murad III.

As of mid 16th century, the Ottoman Empire, which had successfully completed its establishment and had turned into an Empire encompassing three continents, had not been able to develop an internally consistent economical structure. In 1566 (H974), when Sultan Selim II acceded to the throne, the Empire was facing various difficulties disturbing the peace in both the Anatolian and Rumelia communities. On top of all these problems, the expenditures spent for the interminable western and eastern wars, laid during the second half of the 16th century, culminated in an irresolvable situation in the existing economic constriction. Devaluating akches was the only solution for the desperate government. The 3rd volume of our book studies the coins struck by the Empire under prevailing conditions.

This volume of the book, expected to be completed in 9 volumes, gives useful information on Sultan Selim II and Sultan Murad III, conveying

• Chronological events of their 29 years reign
• Major historical milestones in their reign
• Coins of the Sultans explained in detail

The volume includes the pictures of 200 silver and gold coins of Sultan Selim II and 350 coins of Sultan Murad III. Furthermore, this section comprises also the regional history related to the 60 cities striking this epoch’s Ottoman coins, describing the characteristics of the coins struck in those cities.

The last section of the book depicts a coin inventory related to the Sultans.