1 Nasri - Suleyman I
Features
| Issuer |
Regency of Algiers
(Algeria)  |
|---|---|
| Sultan |
Suleiman I the Magnificent (1520-1566)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 926 (1520) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | Nasri |
| Currency | Akce |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.6 g |
| Size | 13 × 13 mm |
| Shape | Square (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 560307 |
| References | Album Islamic# 1320J Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. |
Obverse
Four line inscription with ruler' name and titles in square. Beaded border.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
سلطان
شاه
سليمان
بن سليم خان
Translation: Sultan Süleyman Shah son of Selim Khan
Reverse
Inscription with mint name and date in square. Beaded border.
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
عز نصره
ضرب
جزاير
سنه
٩٢٦
Translation: May his victory be glorious. Struck in Algiers, year 926.
Mint
Cezayir, modern-day Alger, AlgeriaComments
Although the square nasris were regularly produced in Ottoman Tunis in the 17th and 18th centuries, nasris were briefly minted in the reign of Süleyman I in other centres in North Africa, including Algiers.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 926 (1520) | |||||||||||||||
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