Turkey AH 1003 sultani
The first specimen was lot 33281 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Mehmed III (1595-1603) gold Sultani AH 1003 (1594/5) MS62 ANACS, Saqiz (Chios) mint (in Greece). Extremely pleasing flashy luster more than overcompensates for the slightly wavy flan and small areas of weakness on this rare mint issue. Ex. Dr. Hans Wilski Collection." The second specimen was lot 58568 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[2] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. Sultani, 'AH 1003' (1595-1603). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Mehmet III. PCGS MS-62. KM-9.2. Frozen date."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, the first specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: Album-1340.1, ICV-3179. Fr-1.
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- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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