Turkey AH 1107 mangir

Steve Album sale 54, lot 1858

This specimen was lot 1858 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mustafa II, 1695-1703, AE mangir, Van, AH1107, very rare mint, largely Armenian until the early 20th century; clear date, crude Fine, RR, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." Wikipedia comments, "The manghir (pl. manghirs; Ottoman Turkish: منغر; Turkish: mangır) was an Ottoman copper coin introduced first during the reign of sultan Murad I (r. 1360–1389)." The SCWC does not list any mangir after Ahmed II (KM 103).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 3.27 g.

Catalog reference: Kabaklarli-22-Wn-01.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
• 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.

Link to:

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• Turkey AH 1106 sultani Ordu-yu Humayun mint
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