Algeria AH 1173 1/4 budju KM-27
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This specimen was lot 1836 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $156. The catalog description[1] noted, "ALGIERS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AR 1/4 budju, AH1173, a rarely offered type, VF, ex Landon Thomas Collection, ex Künker Auction 210 Lot 1271." This type was struck AH 1173-1188 and is quite scarce in collectible condition. Another variety, KM 26 (octagon on reverse), was struck AH 1172-1173. The state of Algiers survived mostly by piracy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.35-3.31 g, silver, this specimen 2.61 g.
Catalog reference: KM-27.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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