Turkey AH 922 akce

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33337

This specimen was lot 33337 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Selim I (AH 918-926 / AD 1512-1520) Akce AH 922 (AD 1516/7) AU55 NGC, Bitlis mint (in Turkey). Minted with an unusually bold and unmistakable date, the fields still lustrous with only the smallest tinges of die rust, and the obverse suggesting what might be evidence of die clashing."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 11 mm diameter, 0.66 g.

Catalog reference: A-A1321.1, Pere-Unlisted, Damali-9-BT-G1-922.

Source:

• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

Link to:

• Turkey AH 924 sultani, Damascus mint
• AH 926 akçe, Mardin, Ardanuc and Harput mints
• Coins and currency dated 1516
• return to coins of Turkey