ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Sulayman I Qanuni ('the Lawgiver'), AH 926-974 / AD 1520-1566. Sultani (Gold, 19 mm, 3.50 g, 4 h), Amid (Amida), AH 926 = AD 1520. Within a circle, ‘Sulṭān Sulaymān Shāh / ibn Sulṭān Salīm Shāh ʿazza naṣruhū / ḍuriba fī Āmid sana / 926’ (‘Sultan Sulayman Shah son of Sultan Salim Shah. May his victory be honoured! Struck in Amid, year 926’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘ḍārib al-naḍr / ṣāḥib al-ʿizz wa al-naṣr / fī al-barr wa al-baḥr’ (‘Gold striker, owner of glory and victory, in the land and sea’ in Arabic). Album 1317. Rare. A particularly well struck and attractive example. Good extremely fine.