Turkey AH 1203(7) 2 kurush
This specimen was lot 73608 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. 2 Kurush, AH 1203 Year 7 (1781). Abdul Hamid I. NGC MS-64. A nicely preserved example of this typically crude issue exhibiting a bold strike, though uneven, with plenty of luster and nice satiny surfaces. An impressive large format Islamic silver coin nearly the same weight and diameter of classic crowns." This type was struck years 1-19 for Selim III (1789-1807), not Abdul Hamid I. It has a low catalog value as the bad strike and debased alloy make it unattractive to collectors. It must have been even less desirable to merchants of the period.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.465 fine silver, 25.2-25.8 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-1818; KM 504.
- 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 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
Link to:
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