Turkey AH 1187(11) kurush

Steve Album sale 38, lot 2250

This specimen was lot 2250 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $41.65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR kuruş, Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 11, VF." This type was struck years 8-16 and has a low catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon, 17.3-18.4 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1815, KM-398.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

Links:

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• AH 1187(10) 2 zolota
• AH 1187(11) 2 zolota, with ornament
• AH 1187(11) 2 zolota, without ornament
• AH 1187(11) 1½ altin
• AH 1187(12) para
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