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This specimen was lot 1898 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Turkey|TURKEY]]: Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, AR 2 zolota (60 para), Kostantiniye, AH1187 year 4, wonderful strike; gorgeous iridescent toning, AU, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." This type was struck years 3 thru 8. Two zolota = sixty para = 1½ [[Turkey AH 1187(6) piastre|''kuruş'']].

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 26.3-28.6 g, billon.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1814]] (unlisted date), KM-401.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, ''Ottoman Empire Coins'', Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, ''Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Turkey AH 1187(4) 10 para|AH 1187(4) 10 para]]
* [[Turkey AH 1187(4) zolota|AH 1187(4) zolota]] = 30 para
* [[Turkey AH 1187(5) 2 zolota|AH 1187(5) 2 zolota]] = 60 para
* [[Turkey AH 1187(6) piastre|AH 1187(6) ''kuruş'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 55]][[Category: Silver crowns of Asia]]

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