Fondug Öffentlichkeit Deposited
Also called Fonduq. A gold coin of the Ottoman Empire, issued early in the sixteenth century, and used not only in Turkey but also in Egypt, Algiers and Tripoli. It corresponds to the Sequin, and originally weighed fifty-four grains, but at later periods has been under fifty.
Under Ahmed III (A.H. 1115-1143) appeared the Toghralu-Funduk on which the toghra or royal cipher was introduced. See Fonrobert, Die Jules Fonrobert'sche Sammlung uberseeischer Munzen. 1878 (No. 5039).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)