Turkey AH 1203(14) kurush
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This specimen was lot 1933 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Selim III, 1789-1807, AR piastre, Islambul, AH1203 year 14, nearly XF, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years 1 thru 19.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 12.3-13.0 g, 0.465 fine silver, this specimen is 12.73 g.
Catalog reference: KM-498.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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