Turkey AH 926 dinar

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33278

This specimen was lot 33278 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Suleyman I (1520-1566) gold Dinar AH 926 (1519/20) VF35 ANACS, Baghdad mint (in Iraq). An ever-popular type from one of the Ottoman dynasty's greatest rulers--styled as "the Magnificent"--the present specimen seems to be somewhat conservatively graded for overall execution of the strike and residual luster. Ex. Dr. Hans Wilski Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: Album-1317, ICV-3158. Fr-1.

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.
• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• ^[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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