Turkey AH1277(9) 250 kurush
The Ottoman empire formed in the 1300’s and went through several centuries of expansion to the east and west. By the 1700’s Ottoman political and military power was waning, despite the large geographical extent of its possessions. By the mid-1800’s, several possessions such as Egypt and Tunisia had already sought degrees of autonomy or were occupied by European forces. The Ottoman Empire came officially to and end after World War I, paving the way for a much smaller and politically modern Republic of Turkey.
This specimen was lot 215 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, where it sold for 700 euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Qustantînîya 250 Kurush 1277 H., 9, Qustantînîya. Sehr schön. (Ottoman Empire, Abd Al-Aziz, 1861-76, 250 kurush of 1277, year 9, Constantinople mint, very fine.)"
Recorded mintage:. 8,000.
Specifications:. 18.04 g, 0.9170 gold, 0.5319 oz AGW, this specimen 17.95 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-126 (formerly Fr-24), KM 697; Ölcer 32.024; Pere 917.
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- 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.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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