Iraq AH 942 sultani

Steve Album sale 54, lot 443

This specimen was lot 443 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AV sultani, Baghdad, AH(9)42, crimped, NGC graded XF details, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection, ex Stephen Album Auction 5, Lot 208, ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 153, Lot 4986." The Ottomans conquered Iraq from Iran in 1534 but lost it to them during 1623-39. The Safavids attacked Iraq again in 1733 but failed to take the province. This sultani was struck in Baghdad soon after the Ottoman conquest.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: A-1317.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• ^[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:

• Egypt AH 942 sultani, Cairo mint
• Iraq AH 974 shahi, Basra mint
• Iraq AH 982 dirham, Mosul mint
• Coins and currency dated 1535