Turkey AH 1187(5) 2 zolota

Steve Album sale 55, lot 1900

This specimen was lot 1900 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR 2 zolota (60 para), Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 5, superb strike, gentle toning, AU, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years 3 thru 8. Two zolota = sixty para = 1½ kuruş.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 26.3-28.6 g, billon.

Catalog reference: Dav-1814 (unlisted date), KM-401.

Sources:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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(4) 2 zolota = 60 para
• AH 1187(6) kuruş
• AH 1187(6) 2 zolota = 60 para
• Coins and currency dated 1777