Turkey AH 1032 akce
This specimen was lot 33357 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Murad IV akçe AH 1032 (1623) AU58 NGC, Kibris mint (in Cyprus). Beautiful and in all respects edging on Mint State, full originality preserved throughout the surfaces, free of all but the most innocuous blemishes, and just minimal friction atop the highest points of the design." The SCWC lists twenty mints for this denomination from the reign of Murad IV but provides a photo of only one. Many mints, such as Bursa and Edirne, are priced very low but the Kibris mint is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.33 g, silver, this specimen 11 mm diameter, 0.30 g.
Catalog reference: KM 48.7, A-1374, Pere-423.
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- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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