Algeria AH 1198 1/4 budju

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Sincona sale 59, lot 2297

This specimen was lot 2297 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 80 CHF (about US$97 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"OSMANISCHES REICH | ´Abd al-Hamîd I., 1187-1203 H./1774-1789 AD, 1/4 Buju 1198 H., Jazâ'ir (Algier). Titel, Name und Segenswunsch, Rv. Münzstätte und Prägejahr. . Sehr schön. Beschnitten (?). (Turkey, Abdul Hamid I, 1774-89, quarter budju of AH 1198, Algiers mint. Obverse: title, name and blessing; reverse: minmark and date. Very fine, perhaps clipped.)"

This obscure type was struck AH 1188-1203. The state of Algiers survived mostly by piracy.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 2.42-3.72 g, this specimen 2.22 g.

Catalog reference: Artuk 1880 (1197 H.). Pere -. KM 36.

Source:

  • 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 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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