Turkey AH 1293(31) 50 kurush

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Sincona sale 83, lot 3733

This specimen was lot 3733 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$602 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY, 50 Kurush 1293 H./Jahr 31, Qustantiniya (Konstantinopel/Istanbul). NGC MS63. Exemplar der Sultan Collection, Auktion Künker 199, Osnabrück 2011, Los 493. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar (Finest certified by NGC)." This type, with "el-Ghazi" added to the sultan's titles, was struck years 7-34 in limited numbers.

Recorded mintage: 58,612.

Specification: 3.51 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM 731, Pere 971. Sultan coll. 493, Fr-144.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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