Iraq AH 1223(28) 2 para

Steve Album sale 54, lot 1855

This specimen was lot 1855 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AE 2 para, Baghdad, AH1223 year 28, Fine, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection. Sold on our Auction 7, lot 237." This type was struck year 28 only. Forty para made a kuruş. Iraq was under Turkish rule from the early sixteenth century until the collapse of the Ottomans in 1918.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.35 g, copper, 20-22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-79.

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.

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