Algeria AH 926 nasri

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33345

This specimen was lot 33345 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Suleyman I (AH 926-974/AD 1520-1566) Nasri AH 926 (AD 1520) About XF, Jazair mint (in Algeria). Incredibly difficult to procure on such a well-formed, near perfectly square flan, and with all three of the primary design elements craved by collectors--the mint, date, and sultan's name, fully visible." The nasri was a denomination normally associated with Tunisia but here is an issue from Algiers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 10x11 mm. 0.45 g.

Catalog reference: A-1320J (RRR), Pere-Unl.

Source:

• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

Link to:

• Turkey AH 926 altin
• AH 982 akçe, Selanik mint
• Coins and currency dated 1520
• return to coins of Algeria