Georgia AH 1115 2 shahi
This specimen was lot 2057 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GEORGIA (OTTOMAN OCCUPATION): Ahmad III, 1723-1730, AR 2 shahi, Tiflis, AH1115, type B, date weak but sufficiently legible; excellent example of this very rare type, bold F-VF, RR. Tiflis in the Arabic form for Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia." The kingdom of Georgia, in the Caucasus mountains, was contended by the Ottomans and the Persians before falling under Russian rule in the early nineteenth century. This issue names the Ottoman sultan, Ahmed III, who ruled 1703-30. This is listed in the SCWC as a half abbasi.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 2.20-2.65 g, silver, 16-20 mm diameter, this specimen 2.67 g.
Catalog reference: KM-6, A-2708A, Bennett-746.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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