Turkey AH 1171(8) zeri mahbub
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This specimen was lot 365 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV zeri mahbub, Islambul, AH1171 year 8, lustrous AU." This type is listed for years 1 thru 9; KM 335, which is a zeri mahbub without a regnal date, was struck AH 1180 thru 1187. Both are among the more common gold coins of the reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.6 g, gold, this specimen 2.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM-334.
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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, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.
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