asha ’ s ▁advis ors , ▁the ▁Ven et ian - born ▁Al v ise ▁G rit ti , ▁and ▁the ▁def ter dar ▁( tre as ury ▁secretary ) ▁I sk ender , ▁were ▁instrument al ▁in ▁organ ising ▁the ▁commission ▁and ▁purchase . ▁G rit ti ▁in ▁particular ▁made ▁a ▁fortune ▁supp lying ▁Sü le yman ▁with ▁gold ▁and ▁fine ▁j ew els ▁from ▁Europe . ▁The ▁hel met ▁was ▁probably ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁r uler ▁Charles ▁V ▁as ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁two ▁years ▁previously ▁by ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VII . ▁ ▁The ▁hel met ’ s ▁design ▁suggests ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁re bu ke ▁to ▁both ▁Charles ’ s ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁three - t ier ed ▁ti ara ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁Pope . ▁The ▁four ▁t iers ▁of ▁the ▁hel met ▁tr ump ed ▁the ▁Pope ▁and ▁advert ised ▁Sultan ▁Sü le yman ’ s ▁claim ▁to ▁world ▁dom ination . ▁The ▁hel met ▁was ▁delivered ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 5 3 2 ▁to ▁I bra him ▁P asha ▁from ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁Use ▁The ▁hel met ▁may ▁never ▁have ▁been ▁worn ▁by ▁Sü le yman , ▁but ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁display ▁of ▁extra v ag ant ▁objects ▁set ▁out ▁beside ▁him ▁to ▁impress ▁Western ▁en vo ys . ▁The ▁hel met ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁during ▁Sü le yman ’ s ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁H abs burg