Akcheh Pubblico Deposited
A small Turkish silver coin, the only piece issued by Ur- khan, the son of Othman I, when he in- augurated the Ottoman coinage, A.H. 729.
When the Ghrush was introduced, A.H. 1099, it was divided into fifty Akchehs, but the relation of the two coins constantly altered. Lane-Poole states, Num. Chroni- cle, 3d Series (ii : 175-176), that " at first 50 Akchehs went to the Ghrush, then 40, sometimes as many as 80, and finally, in A. II. 1138, as many as 120 Akchehs went to the new Turkish unit. This last figure, however, is perhaps explained by the fact .that another small silver coin, the Para, had come into existence . . . and eventu- ally usurped the place of the Akcheh." See Para.
In the Tunis currency this coin had the same value as the Asper, i.e., the fourth part of the Kharub.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)