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Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 6The Becin Coin Hoard and Ottoman Monetary History in the Late 16th/Early 17th Century(Brill Academic Publishers, 2013) Pfeiffer-Tas, Sule; Schindel, NikolausIt is generally accepted that debasement greatly contributed to the economic and consequently also social problems of the Ottoman Empire in the late 16th/early 17th century. The numismatic data derived from the Becin coin hoard, closing under sultan Ahmed (1603-1617) greatly challenges this view. Metal analysis has shown that only the overall weights of the coins were reduced; the fineness of silver remained unchanged at least until the 1610s.
