Turkey AH1115 (26) eshrefi altin

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Sincona sale 18, lot 3955; this photo seems to be upside down

This specimen was lot 3955 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 300 (about US$395 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1 Eshrefi Altin 1703. Fast vorzüglich. (Turkey, Asrafi altin of 1703, choice extremely fine.)"

The vast majority of survivors have been removed from jewelry. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1115, year VII thru XXVI (1710-27). The auction cataloguers incorrectly used the accession date (AH 1115) as the issue date. The gold was the victim of frequent manipulation and the denominations changed names in a confusing manner. The SCWC lists zeri mahbubs, rumi altins, adli altins, yeni altins and hayriye altins for this period. Matters were regularized in the reign of Abdul Mejid, with gold coins issued in multiples of the kuruş.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common for the series.

Specification: 3.45 g, gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 170.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
  • 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.

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