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Ottoman Akçe Silver Coin
The akçe was the base silver coin of the Ottoman Empire circulating from the 14th to 17th centuries, standardized around the 1420s under Orhan, weigh…
Timeline
- 1327–1340Bursa · AnatoliaIn the early Ottoman period, mints in cities such as Bursa struck akçe silver coins, establishing the small-denomination silver coin's basic role in Anatolian markets and military pay.
- 1391–1400Balkans and Anatolia · Ottoman EmpireIn the late 14th century Ottoman power penetrated the Balkans, and the akçe spread with the military-administrative system and trade networks, becoming a common silver coin for frontier tariffs and market pricing.
- 1453–1500Constantinople · Ottoman EmpireAfter the conquest of Constantinople, central minting authority was strengthened, and the akçe was widely used as the standard unit of account in imperial fiscal records and the timar system.
Sources
- Ottoman Coins and Coinage — Şevket Pamuk (2000)
- A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire — Şevket Pamuk (1999)