Turkey AH 886 sultani
The first specimen was lot 31162 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Bayazid II (1481-1512) gold Sultani AH 886 (1481/2) XF45 ANACS, Istanbul (Constantinople) mint (in Turkey). Traces of die polish are amongst the only marks notable in the fields of this crisply-struck offering of this elusive and very rare sultan. Ex. Dr. Hans Wilski Collection." The second specimen was lot 31163 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Bayazid II (1481-1512) gold Sultani AH 886 (1481/2) XF40 ANACS, Serez mint (in Greece). A slightly clipped and bent example of this very rare issue replete with golden luster and remarkably clean fields. The holder incorrectly identifies the mint as Istanbul (Constantinople). Ex. Dr. Hans Wilski Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, the first specimen 3.48 g; the second specimen 3.11 g.
Catalog reference: the first specimen Album-1311, ICV-3150, Pere-101; the second specimen Album-1311, ICV-3150, Pere-103.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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