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Ottoman Coins in the Jerusalem District in the Tenth Century AH / 16th Century AD

921-1111 AH/ 1516-1700 AD

 

Zuhear Ghanaiem and Othman Al-Taal, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.

Abstract

The paper deals with the Ottoman coins that were traded in Jerusalem Brigade in the 11th century AH / AD 16th century. This money was based on three types: the gold coin, which is called the Sultany and the silver coins which containes the Uqja, Barra, the silver Sulaimany coins, Dirham, Qurush which containes Al-Qurush Al-`Adaidiyay w Al-Qurush Al-Asadiyah.

Keywords. Al-Sultand, Al-Uqja, Al-Barra, Al-Dirahm, Al-Qirsh.

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