Turkey AH 1187(15) 2 zolota
The first specimen was lot 75638 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $915. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. 2 Zolota, AH 1187 Year 15 (1773). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Abdul Hamid I. NGC MS-66. Top pop; pop: 1." This type was struck years 11 thru 16 and has a modest catalog value. The eye-popping price realized results from the unusually high grade. The second specimen was lot 478 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $381.88. The catalog description[2] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR 2 zolota, Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 15, superb strike, Unc."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 26.1-26.9 g, 0.465 fine silver, 42-43 mm diameter, the second specimen 26.6 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-1814, KM-403.
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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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
- [2]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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- AH 1187(14) 2 zolota = 60 para = 1½ kuruş = altmislik
- AH 1187(15) kuruş
- AH 1187(15) altin, dotted borders
- Coins and currency dated 1786