Iraq AH 1223(22) 20 para

Steve Album sale 54, lot 474

This specimen was lot 474 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR 20 para, Baghdad, AH1223 year 22, toughra above mint & date // 4-line legend, VF, RR, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years 17 and 22. Ottoman issues for Iraq are all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2 g, billon, this specimen 1.75 g.

Catalog reference: UBK-30.007.02, KM-56.

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:

• Iraq AH 1223(13) 20 para = ½ kuruş
• Iraq AH 1223(15) 30 para = zolota
• AH 1223(26) 5 kuruş
• Coins and currency dated 1828