Turkey AH 1143 20 para KM-206

Steve Album sale 51, lot 279

This specimen was lot 279 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR yirmilik, Kostantiniye, AH1143, initial VIII, superb luster, rotated reverse, a truly stunning example! PCGS graded MS66. Finest graded at PCGS." This type, dated AH 1143 only, comes with initials viii, xii, xiv, xv and xix. The similar KM-207 is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 11.77-13.74 g, 0.465 fine silver, 29-31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-206.

Sources:

• 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 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• AH 1143 20 para (yirmilik)
• AH 1143 heavy kuruş
• AH 1143 light kuruş
• Turkey AH 1143 1/2 zeri mahbub, mintmark mîm
• Turkey AH 1143(8) zeri mahbub
• Turkey AH1143 altin
• Turkey AH 1143 1-1/2 findik = 1½ altinlik.
• Turkey AH1143 3 altin
• Turkey AH 1143 5 altin
• Coins and currency dated 1730