Iraq AH 1223(13) 20 para

Steve Album sale 54, lot 473

This specimen was lot 473 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 20 para, Baghdad, AH1223 year 13, toughra // mint, date, and regnal year, choice VF, RR, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection. This type for regnal year 13 has also been considered 40 para (cf. UBK-30.005.01)." This coin may actually be a zolota (30 para). Ottoman issues for Iraq are all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5-4.2 g, billon, this specimen 4.67 g.

Catalog reference: UBK-30.007.01, KM-52.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• Turkey AH 1223(13) kurush
• Iraq AH 1223(15) 30 para = zolota
• Iraq AH 1223(22) 20 para = ½ kuruş
• Coins and currency dated 1819