ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Mehmed III, AH 1003-1012 / AD 1595-1603. Dirham (Silver, 23 mm, 2.34 g), Nakhchivan (Nakhijevan, Nakhjuwan) mint in Azerbaijan, AH 1003 = 1595 AD. Album 1341. Extremely rare! Very fine.
Nakhchivan was under Ottoman control for a very short period so coins from this mint are really scarce. Nakhchivan fell to the forces of the Iranian Shah Abbas III, shortly before Mehmet III died in 1603.