Turkey AH 1187(2) zolota

Steve Album sale 55, lot 1897

This specimen was lot 1897 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR zolota, Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 2, a pleasant mint state example, PCGS graded MS61, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years one thru eight and was worth thirty para. It is scarcer than the larger kuruş (40 para) or two zolota (60 para).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 13.1-14.6 g, billon.

Catalog reference: KM-391.

Sources:

• 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 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.

Links:

• AH 1187(2) 5 para
• AH 1187(2) 20 para
• AH 1187(2) kuruş
• AH 1187(2) zeri mahbub
• AH 1187(4) 10 para
• AH 1187(4) zolota = 30 para
• AH 1187(4) 2 zolota = 60 para
• Coins and currency dated 1775