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").
Although different currency systems were used for different parts of the Ottoman Empire, for symbolic and economic reasons, the sultani was the empire's only gold coin during the sixteenth century.[2]
- ^ Pamuk, Sevket (2000). A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire. Cambridge University Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 9780521441971. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Şevket Pamuk (Autumn 2004). "Institutional Change and the Longevity of the Ottoman Empire, 1500–1800". Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 35 (2): 225–247. doi:10.1162/0022195041742427.