Cyprus 1896 piastre
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This specimen was lot 766 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "CYPRUS: Victoria, 1878-1901, AE piastre, 1896, PCGS graded AU58." This type, one-ninth of a shilling, was struck in small numbers 1879-1900 with the late subtype dating 1881-91, 1895-1900. It is not rare in low grade.
Recorded mintage: 54,000, a better date.
Specification: 11.66 g, bronze, 32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 3.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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