Turkey AH 1187(11) 1-1/2 altin
This specimen was lot 479 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AV 1½ altin, Islambul, AH1187 year 11, year 11 engraved over small lozenge, pierced for decorative use (as almost always), EF, R. Some discoloration around the piercing shows that this piece was once mounted for its intentional decorative usage." The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This denomination was issued in various forms (KM 423, 424, 425, 426, 427) years 1 thru 16. These coins are scarce but many specimens do not realize their proper value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.4-5.2 g, gold, this specimen 4.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM-427.
- 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 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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