OTTOMAN. Mehmed II "The Conqueror" AH 855-886 (1481) Silver Akce, NGC AU *RARE!*

Description: Astonishing detail on this coin, guaranteed authentic by NGC, world’s number onecoin grading company. Graded AU Details. Extremely difficult to get a grade in a 500 year-old coin, to see one in AU (almost uncirculated) condition is truly special. Very scarce coin from one of the most significant times in history! See my other listings for rare coins, and fantastic gift ideas, including a huge variety of ancient, medieval, Crusaders, and other coinage from all over the world! In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce per the Treaties of Edirne and Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451, he strengthened the Ottoman Navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. After the conquest, Mehmed claimed the title caesar of Rome (Ottoman Turkish: قیصر‎ روم, romanized: qayṣar-i Rūm), based on the fact that Constantinople had been the seat and capital of the surviving Eastern Roman Empire since its consecration in 330 AD by Emperor Constantine I.[5] The claim was soon recognized by the Patriarchate of Constantinople, albeit not by most European monarchs. Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia. At home, he made many political and social reforms. He encouraged the arts and sciences, and by the end of his reign, his rebuilding program had changed Constantinople into a thriving imperial capital. He is considered a hero in modern-day Turkey and parts of the wider Muslim world. Among other things, Istanbul's Fatih district, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Fatih Mosque are named after him.

Price: 89.5 USD

Location: Seattle, Washington

End Time: 2024-12-23T23:19:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD