Turkey AH 1168 20 para

Steve Album sale 54, lot 484

This specimen was lot 484 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Osman III, 1754-1757, AR 20 para, Kostantiniye, AH1168, initial #3 (ha), a few surface stains, much original luster, cleaned, PCGS graded AU details, RRR, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection, ex Stephen Album Auction 22, Lot 467. This is an extremely rare denomination for this reign." This example is nicer than the plate specimen in the SCWC, which has a hole. One kuruş was forty para.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.6 g, billon.

Catalog reference: KM-261.

Source:

• 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 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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