This is a silver akche coin from the reign of Sultan Mehmed II also known as Mehmed the Conqueror of
the Ottoman. He is the Sultan who finally ended the Byzantine Empire with the capture of Constantinople in 1453 CE.
Byname MEHMED FATIH (Turkish: Mehmed the Conqueror) (b. March 30, 1432 , Adrianople , Thrace Ottoman Empire --d. May 3, 1481 , Hunkârçayiri, near Maltepe, near Constantinople ), Ottoman sultan from 1444 to 1446 and from 1451 to 1481. A great military leader, he captured Constantinople and conquered the territories in Anatolia and the Balkans that comprised the Ottoman Empire 's heartland for the next four centuries.
His father, Murad II, abdicated in his favour when Mehmed was 12 but reclaimed the throne two years later in the aftermath of a Christian Crusade. Mehmed regained the throne when his father died (1451) and began to plan the conquest ofConstantinople (Istanbul), the feat
for which he is most renowned. In 1453 he captured the city and undertook
returning it to its previous level of grandeur. In the next 25 years he
conquered large sections of the Balkans. Under his reign, criminal and civil
laws were codified in one body of law; he collected a library of Greek and
Latin works and had eight colleges built.
His father, Murad II, abdicated in his favour when Mehmed was 12 but reclaimed the throne two years later in the aftermath of a Christian Crusade. Mehmed regained the throne when his father died (1451) and began to plan the conquest of
Coin Specs
Item : Silver akche of Caliph Mehmed II
Obv : TBA
Rev : TBA
Weight : 0.92gm
Diam : 15mm
Denom : Akche
Metal : AR
Year : TBA
Mint : Istanbul
Rarity :
Purchased Price : USD
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