Turkey AH 1115 zolota
This specimen was lot 75803 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. Zolota, AH 1115 (1703/4). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Ahmed III. PCGS MS-62. Some minor off-centering and weakness of strike near the edges is noted, but this specimen is essentially free from handling." Turkish issues before the reform of 1839 are a mess of constantly changing denominations as the government attempted to debase its way out of perpetual bankruptcy. The zolota was ¾ kurush or 30 para. This type was struck with initials 5, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 27, 33 and 40. We don't know if the initial represents a regnal date, an assayer or a mintmark (unlikely).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.0-20.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-156.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- AH 1115 akçe
- Turkey AH 1115 5 para = beshlik
- AH 1115 20 para (yirmilik) = ½ kuruş
- AH 1115 kurush = 40 para
- AH 1171(6) zolota = 30 para
- Coins and currency dated 1703