Turkey AH 1058 akce

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33358

the date, "١٠٥٨", is on the reverse

This specimen was lot 33358 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Mehmed IV akçe AH 1058 (1648/9) About XF (flan crack, unevenly struck, lightly cleaned), Amid mint (in Turkey). Characteristically crude, though a rare mint to be sure, even more so as the sultan's name, mint, and date have found themselves fully and legibly imprinted on the flan." We have used the weight standard of KM 80, the Constantinople mint product that is listed in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.32 g, silver, this specimen 12 mm diameter, 0.27 g.

Catalog reference: KM-Unl., A-1388 (for type), Pere-Unl.

Source:

• 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, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• AH 1032 akçe, Kibris mint
• AH 1032 (1623) sultani, Murad IV
• AH 1058 sultani, Mehmet IV
• AH 1099 akçe
• Coins and currency dated 1648
• return to coins of Turkey