Turkey AH 1203(1) 2 piastres KM-504 - Revision history

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[[Image:TUR_1203yr1_2piastres-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma'adi Collection]]
[[Image:TUR_1203yr1_2piastres-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma'adi Collection]]

This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Selim III (r. 1789-1808). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1203 (= 1789 A.D.) while the reverse bears the regnal year 1. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1203-1223. Unusual in that the mint written on the coin is 'Istanbul' rather than 'Constantinople'.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 12.3-13 g, 0.4650 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 498.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255)'', Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.

''Link to:''
* [[Turkey AH 1203(1) 5 para|AH 1203(1) 5 para]]
* [[Turkey AH 1203(1) altin]]
* [[Turkey AH 1203(1) 100 para|AH 1203(1) 100 para]] = 2½ kurush
* [[Turkey AH 1203(7) 2 kurush|AH 1203(7) 2 kurush]]
* [[Turkey AH 1203(15) zeri mahbub]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
* return to coins of [[Turkey]]

[[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]]

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 * [[Turkey AH 1203(1) altin]]
 * [[Turkey AH 1203(3) akce|AH 1203(3) akçe]]
-* [[Turkey AH 1203(7) 2 kurush|AH 1203(7) 2 kuruş]]
+* [[Turkey AH 1203(7) 2 kurush|AH 1203(7) 2 ''kuruş'']]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
 * return to coins of [[Turkey]]
 [[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]]

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 [[Image:TUR_1203yr1_2piastres-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma'adi Collection]]
-This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Selim III (r. 1789-1808). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1203 (= 1789 A.D.) while the reverse bears the regnal year 1. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1203-1223. Unusual in that the mint written on the coin is 'Istanbul' rather than 'Constantinople'.
+This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Selim III (r. 1789-1808). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1203 (= 1789 A.D.) while the reverse bears the regnal year 1. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1203-1223. It is unusual in that the mint written on the coin is 'Istanbul' rather than 'Constantinople'.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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 ''Specification:'' 12.3-13 g, 0.4650 fine silver.
-''Catalog reference:'' Dav-1818, KM 498.
+''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1818]], KM 498.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255)'', Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
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