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1648, Ottoman Empire, Sultan Mehmed IV. Nice Gold Sultani Altin Coin. 3.34gm!

Mint Year: 1648 (AH 1058) Denomination: Gold Sultani Altin Reference: Nuri Pere 446, KM-58.  Ruler (Sultan): Mehmed "the Hunter". Condition: Crudely struck, pierced, otherwise VF+ Mint Place: Qustantiniya (Constantinople, today´s Istanbul) Material: Pure Gold! Diameter: 25mm Weight: 3.34gm

Obverse: Titles of the Sultan above mint formula ("duribe fi Qustantiniya") and accession date (AH 1058), which is not visible due to the irregular planchet.

Reverse: Inscriptions in four lines within border.

Mehmed IV (Ottoman Turkish: محمد رابع Meḥmed-i rābiʿ; Modern Turkish: IV. Mehmet; also known as Avcı Mehmed, Mehmed the Hunter; January 2, 1642 – January 6, 1693) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. He came to the throne at the age of seven after his   father was overthrown in a coup. Mehmed went on to become the second   longest reigning sultan in Ottoman history. While the first and last years of his reign were characterized by   military defeat and political instability, during his middle years he   oversaw the revival of the empire's fortunes associated with the Köprülü era. Mehmed IV was known by contemporaries as a particularly pious ruler, and was referred to as gazi, or "holy warrior" for his role in the many conquests carried out during his long reign. Under his reign the empire reached the height of its territorial   expansion in Europe. From a young age he developed a keen interest in   hunting, for which he is known as avcı (translated as "the Hunter"). In 1687 Mehmed was overthrown by soldiers disenchanted by the course of the ongoing War of the Holy League. He subsequently retired to Edirne, where he resided until his natural death in 1693.