Turkey AH 1293(25) 12-1/2 kurush Fr-151
This specimen was lot 707 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $357. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 12½ kurush deluxe, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 25, key date, with a mintage of just 720 that also includes year 26 (year 25 is rarer than year 26, according to Uslu, Beyazit & Kara), miniscule evidence on the edge that this piece was once mounted, choice EF, RRR, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection." This monnaie de luxe is the same weight as the regular 12½ kurush (itself a rare coin) but has a much larger module and a more elaborate design. Altho far fewer were made, they are priced the same as the regular issue, suggesting that they were extensively saved.
Recorded mintage: 120.
Specification: 0.90 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 0.87 g.
Catalog reference: KM-746, Fr-151 (formerly Fr-49).
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
Link to: