Iraq AH 926 dirham
This specimen was lot 1881 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAQ: Süleyman I, 1520-1566, AR dirham, Baghdad, AH926, struck late in the reign of Süleyman I, after the dirham was reduced only at Baghdad from about 4.5g to 3.85g, nearly VF, RR, ex Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection." The Ottomans conquered Iraq from Iran in 1534 but lost it to them during 1623-39. The Safavids attacked Iraq again in 1733 but failed to take the province. This dirham was struck in Baghdad but not in AH 926, the year of Suleyman's accession.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 3.85 g, silver, this specimen is 3.70 g.
Catalog reference: A-1318A.
- 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]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:
- AH 926 akçe, Mardin mint
- Turkey AH 926 dinar, Baghdad mint
- Iraq AH 942 sultani, Baghdad mint
- Coins and currency dated 1520
- return to coins of Turkey