Turkey AH 1099 1/2 kurush
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This specimen was lot 476 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Süleyman II, 1687-1691, AR 1/2 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1099, superb strike, a nearly mint state example with original luster, PCGS graded AU58, RR, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection, ex Stephen Album Auction 9, Lot 125." This is the only issue of this denomination by this ruler, responsible for the loss of Hungary to the infidels.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.4 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-93.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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