1603-1604, Syria (Ottoman), Ahmed I Bakhti. Gold Sultani Altin Coin. Damascus mint. NGC AU+
Denomination: Gold Sultani Altin Mint Place: Dimashq (Damascus, Syria) Reference: Nuri Pere 351, KM-22. Rare! Mint Year: 1603-1604 AD (AH 1012 or AH 1013) Ruler (Sultan): Ahmed I Bakhti (1603-1617 AD / AH 1012-1026) Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU (Details: Bent!) Material: Pure Gold! Weight: ca. 3.44gm Diameter: 20mm
Obverse: Titles and name of Ahmed I, above mint formula (Dimashq) and accession date (101?). Legend: "Sultan Ahmed bin Mehmed Han azze nasrühü duribe Dimask fi seneti 101?."
Reverse: Legends in four lines, all within border and circle of pellets. Legend: "Sultan-ül-berreyni ve hakan-ül-behreyn es-Sultan bin es-Sultan."
Ahmed I Bakhti (Ottoman Turkish: Ahmed-i evvel, Turkish: I.Ahmet) (April 18, 1590 – November 22, 1617) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death in 1617.