This is a silver coin from the reign of Sultan Mustafa III Bin Sultan Ahmad of the Ottoman. Its dated 1171 AH. I purchased this coin during my visit to Istanbul few years ago.
Below is a brief history of this Sultan from Wiki :
Mustafa III (Ottoman
Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis) (January 28/18, 1717 – January 21, 1774) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son
of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30)
and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I (1774–89). He was born in Edirne. His mother was Âminā Mihr-î-Mâh
Sultan.
An energetic and perceptive ruler, Mustafa III sought to modernize the army and the internal state machinery to bring his empire in line with the Powers of Europe.
Unfortunately the
Ottoman state had declined so far that any general attempts at modernization
were but a drop in the ocean, while any major plans to change the administrative
status quo immediately roused the conservative Janissaries and imams to the point of rebellion. Mustafa III did secure
the services of foreign generals to initiate a reform of the infantry and
artillery. The Sultan also ordered the founding of Academies for Mathematics,
Navigation and the Sciences.
Well aware of his own
military weakness, Mustafa III assiduously avoided war and was powerless to
prevent the annexation of the Crimea by
Catherine II of Russia (1762–96).
However this action, combined with further Russian aggression in Poland compelled Mustafa III to declare war on Russia
shortly before his death.
He died at Topkapi
Palace, Constantinople.
Mustafa married Valide
Sultan Mihrişah (Mihr-i shah, originally from Genoa), and had two sons: Selim, son of Mihrişah (Mihr-i shah) and Mohammed. He
also had five daughters, among them Hatice
Sultan.
Coin Specs
Item : Silver Para of Caliph Mustafa III
Obv : Darab Fi Istanbul 1171 AH ( 1757 CE)
Rev : Sultan Mustafa Bin Ahmad
Weight : 0.39gm
Diam : 15mm
Denom : Para
Metal : AR
Year : 1171 AH ( 1757 CE)
Mint : Istanbul
Rarity :
Purchased Price : USD
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