Georgia AH 1201 2 puli - Revision history

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[[Image:SA50-3056.jpg|550px|thumb|Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3056]]

This specimen was lot 3056 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Georgia|GEORGIA]]: Erekle II, 1762-1798, AE 2 puli, Tiflis (Tbilisi), AH1201, double-headed eagle, holding scepter and globus cruciger, without the Christian date // ruler's name in Georgian, mint and date in Persian below, bold F-VF, RR." In the late eighteenth century, the kingdom of Georgia, which had once ruled most of the Caucusus mountains, had splintered. [[Russia]] had little difficulty vacuuming up the little pieces and by 1813 had extinguished all trace of independence. Persia and Turkey also had claims over the region but were defeated in several wars. This type was struck AH 1201 only.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 8-9 g, copper, this specimen 9.08 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-56.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

''Links to:''
* [[Georgia AH 1168 2 puli]] = 1754
* [[Georgia AH 1190 puli]] = 1776
* [[Georgia AH 1204 abazi]] = 1790
* [[Coins and currency dated 1786]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 50]]

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 [[Image:SA50-3056.jpg|550px|thumb|Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3056]]
-This specimen was lot 3056 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Georgia|GEORGIA]]: Erekle II, 1762-1798, AE 2 puli, Tiflis (Tbilisi), AH1201, double-headed eagle, holding scepter and globus cruciger, without the Christian date // ruler's name in Georgian, mint and date in Persian below, bold F-VF, RR." In the late eighteenth century, the kingdom of Georgia, which had once ruled most of the Caucasus mountains, had splintered. [[Russia]] had little difficulty vacuuming up the little pieces and by 1813 had extinguished all trace of independence. Persia and Turkey also had claims over the region but were defeated in several wars. This type was struck AH 1201 only.
+This specimen was lot 3056 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Georgia|GEORGIA]]: Erekle II, 1762-1798, AE 2 puli, Tiflis (Tbilisi), AH1201, double-headed eagle, holding scepter and globus cruciger, without the Christian date // ruler's name in Georgian, mint and date in Persian below, bold F-VF, RR." In the late eighteenth century, the kingdom of Georgia, which had once ruled most of the Caucasus mountains, had splintered. [[Russia]] had little difficulty vacuuming up the little pieces and by 1813 had extinguished all trace of independence. Persia and Turkey also had claims over the region but were defeated in several wars. This type was struck AH 1201 only. One abazi = ten bisti = forty puli.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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 * [[Georgia AH 1168 2 puli]] = 1754
 * [[Georgia AH 1190 puli]] = 1776
 * [[Georgia AH 1204 abazi]] = 1790
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1786]]
 [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 50]]