Pfeiffer-Tas, SuleSchindel, NikolausFine Arts and Elective Courses2024-07-052024-07-05201330022-49951568-520910.1163/15685209-123413362-s2.0-84890411118https://doi.org/10.1163/15685209-12341336https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/340It 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessOttoman Monetary HistoryOttoman Economic HistoryOttoman CoinageBecinDebasementArticleQ256653671WOS:000329020300003