Turkey AH 1171(4) altin
This specimen was lot 76767 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. Findik, AH 1171 Year 5 (1757/58). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Mustafa III. PCGS MS-62. This alluring Mint State specimen delivers enticing luster, with a crisp bold strike, and limited signs of actual handling. From the Richard Margolis Collection." 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 4 (not 5 as stated by the auctioneers). 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: 3.50 g, gold, 18.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-Unlisted; KM-338.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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