Gold Coin of Yavuz Sultan Selim Khan (1512-1520)
Ottoman Dynasty Gold Coin "Sultani" The Sultani, (Ottoman Dynasty Gold Coin) minted by Yavuz Sultan Selim Khan (1512-1520) in Istanbul, 19 mm x 3.42 grams, dated 1512/1513. Sultani is the classic Ottoman Dynasty gold coin also known generically as altın ("gold"). Inscriptions on the obverse; In Arabic: “Darib-ün nadri sahib-ül izzi ven-nasri filberri vel-bahr.” English Tranlation: “Striker of the Glittering, Master of might and victorious of land and the sea.” Inscriptions on the reverse; In Arabic: “Sultan Selim Sah bin Bayezid Han azze nasruhû duribe Kostantiniyye 918.” English Translation: “Shah Sultan Selim Son of Bayazid Khan, may his victory be glorious, struck in Constantinople 918.” Obverse of the Sultani Reverse of the Sultani Osmanlı Hanedanı Altın Sikke "Sultani" Yavuz Sultan Selim Han (1512-1520) tarafından İstanbul’da bastırılan 1512/1513 tarihli Sultani ...