asper
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A silver coin that was used in the Ottoman Empire
- noun
- /ˈæspər/
- Archaic
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asper
- He collected ancient coins, including a rare asper from the time of the Ottoman sultans.
Examples
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The value of an asper was equivalent to one twentieth of a kurus in the Ottoman currency system.
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ILLUSTRATION: Figure 1. -- Yellowfin sole, Pleuronectes asper.
Academic text (1992) -
Quint Asper.
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Offensive lineman Mark Asper: The former Oregon Duck was claimed off waivers from the Buffalo Bills.
Blog text (12) -
In the 16th century, an asper was a common coin used in trade across the Ottoman Empire.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Asper comes from the Turkish word akçe, from ak meaning 'white' and used for a small silver coin, and a helpful way to remember it is that silver looks white; so an asper was a silver unit of money in the Ottoman Empire.