Rare Sultani from the Island of Chios
Ottoman Empire. Selim II. AH 974-982 / AD 1566-1574. AV Sultani (21.2mm, 3.44 g, 10h). Saqiz (Chios) mint. Dated AH 974 (AD 1566). Pere 241; Album 1324. Traces of mounting. VF.
The Ottomans captured Chios from the Genoese in AH 974 (AD 1566) - the date shown on this coin. Famed for its wealth, which was largely derived from growing mastic, Chios became prized as one of the richest provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
