Turkey AH 1171(3) altin
This specimen was lot 3634 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$603 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TÜRKEI Mustafa III. 1171-1187 AH (1757-1774). 1 Altin 1171 H. / Jahr 3, Islambul (Istanbul). Vorzüglich. (Turkey, Mustafa III, AH 1171-1187, one altin of AH 1171, year 3, Istanbul mint. Extremely Fine.)"
This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III (r. 1757-74). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1171 (= 1757 A.D.) while the reverse bears the regnal year 3. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued years 1 thru 7.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, gold, 18.5 mm diameter, this specimen 3.52 g.
Catalog reference: Artuk 1834 (year 6), Pere 612, KM 338, Sultan coll. 1156.
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- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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