Turkey AH 1223(24) 1/4 yeni altin
This specimen was lot 1833 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV 1/4 yeni altin, Kostantiniye, AH1223 year 24, beautiful brilliant luster, UNC." This quarter yeni altin was struck years 24-30. Yeni means "new" in Turksih, and "new altin" is its description in the SCWC. The gold was the victim of frequent manipulation and the denominations changed names in a confusing manner. The SCWC lists zeri mahbubs, rumi altins, adli altins, yeni altins and hayriye altins for this period. Matters were regularized in the reign of Abdul Mejid, with gold coins issued in multiples of the kuruş.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.28-0.31 g, gold, 12 mm diameter, this specimen 0.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM-641.
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- 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 Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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