Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Cyprus
by Dr. Gyula Petrαnyi
Part 1: Akches
Cyprus came under Ottoman rule in 1570AD and remained
part of the Empire until 1878. Although Murad III ordered the
building a mint on the island in 1579, it is not evident that he
minted any coins in there. Only coins struck by Mehmed III,
Ahmed I and Murad IV have so far been found with the
Cyprus mint name on them. The Cyprus mint seems to have
been in operation between 1595 and 1640.
AHMED I
1603-1617, accession year: 1012 AH
The linear obverse type is more common. The circular type
have the faulty accession year 1102 and the script on the
reverse is closer in style to the akches of Murad IV.
MURAD IV
1623-1640, accession year: 1032 AH
All are of the linear type obverse legend. One coin is known
with year 1033 instead of 1032.
General comments
Very few KIBRIS Akches have been published, the total
number of these Akches recorded from all over the world is
still under 50. Most of them are in private collections. The
silver content of the these Akches is unknown, a few have
silvery appearance but corroded pieces show that more
debased issues also exist.