Turkey AH 1187(13) 2 zolota KM-403
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This specimen was lot 1911 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR 2 zolota (60 para), Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 13, delightful iridescent toning, choice AU, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1187 (= 1774 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 13 (= 1784 A.D.). 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 during years 11-16.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 26.1-26.9 g, billon.
Catalog reference: Dav-1814, KM-403.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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