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* [[Turkey AH 982 akce|AH 982 akçe, Selanik mint]] | * [[Turkey AH 982 akce|AH 982 akçe, Selanik mint]] | ||
* [[Turkey AH 982 altin Fr-4]], Tarablus mint in Libya | * [[Turkey AH 982 altin Fr-4]], Tarablus mint in Libya | ||
Latest revision as of 13:57, 18 February 2026
This specimen was lot 1832 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Murad III, 1574-1595, AR dirham, Mawsil, AH982, nice strike for this type, with full mint & date, VF, 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 and besieged but failed to capture Mosul. This dirhem was struck there early in the period of Ottoman rule.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.78 g.
Catalog reference: A-1333.
- 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 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
Link to:
- Iraq AH 942 sultani, Baghdad mint
- Iraq AH 974 shahi, Basra mint
- AH 982 akçe, Selanik mint
- Turkey AH 982 altin Fr-4, Tarablus mint in Libya
- Turkey AH 982 altin Fr-5, Sidre Qapsi mint in Greece
- Coins and currency dated 1574