Altunluk
Definition
An Ottoman fractional silver or billon coin, with a fixed nominal value representing a fraction of an altun (or the equivalent of six piastres / kurus); it circulated temporarily in the Balkans and the Romanian Principalities during the 18th and 19th centuries as exchange currency for daily medium-scale transactions.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Altunluk
- Altângic coin
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun, regular structural definite articulation and plural shifting. |
| Formation | Historical loanword from Turkish 'altunluk', phonetically and morphologically integrated into medieval Romanian. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [al.tɨn.ˈd͡ʒik] |
| Source | Lexicon of Balkan Numismatics and Monetary Reform |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Țăranul a plătit trei piese de tip altângic pentru a cumpăra o pereche nouă de opinci de la iarmaroc.
EN: The peasant paid three altângic-type pieces to buy a new pair of leather sandals from the fair.
RO: În catastiful vistieriei, fiecare altângic primit era însemnat cu grijă alături de celelalte monede de schimb.
EN: In the treasury ledger, every received altângic was carefully recorded alongside the other exchange coins.
RO: Un altângic de argint, puternic uzat de trecerea timpului, a fost descoperit în vatra vechii hanuri.
EN: A silver altângic, heavily worn by the passage of time, was discovered in the hearth of the old inn.
Idioms & Phrases
Altângic de argint / Silver altângic
RO: Piesă monetară bătută dintr-un aliaj fin de argint, apreciată pentru stabilitatea valorii sale pe piețele locale.
EN: A monetary piece minted from a fine silver alloy, valued for its price stability in local markets.
Preț în altângici / Price in altângici
RO: Evaluare comercială standard folosită în epocă pentru bunurile de consum curent și unelte gospodărești.
EN: A standard commercial valuation used in that era for current consumer goods and household tools.
Altângic falsificat / Counterfeit altângic
RO: Monedă de contrabandă realizată din aramă poleită, care imita emisiunile monetare oficiale ale Porții.
EN: A smuggled coin made of plated copper, which closely imitated the official monetary issues of the Porte.
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