Turkey AH 1187(12) para

from the Ma'adi Collection

from the Ma'adi Collection

This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid I (r. 1774-1789). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1187 (= 1774 A.D.) while the reverse bears the regnal year 12. 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 1194-1203.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 376.

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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