Turkey AH 1143 20 para KM-206
The first 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. The second specimen was lot 1893 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[2] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR yirmilik (20 para), Kostantiniye, AH1143, mintmaster initials sad, superb luster, rotated reverse, a superb example, PCGS graded MS64."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 11.77-13.74 g, 0.465 fine silver, 29-31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-206.
- 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.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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