The sultani () was an Ottoman

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coin. It was first minted in 1477–8 during the reign of

Mehmed II Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, ...

(r. 1451–1481), following the

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standard, weighing about . The sultani is the classic Ottoman gold coin also known generically as altın (, "

"). 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.

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