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[[Image:Turkey K294-3291.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3291]] | [[Image:Turkey K294-3291.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3291]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3291 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €300 (about US$404 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TÜRKEI, Abdul Hamid I. 1774-1789. Zeri Mahbub 1774 (= 1187 AH, 2. Regierungsjahr), Islambol. GOLD. Vorzüglich.'' (Turkey, Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, zeri mahbub of 1774, Constantinople mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed fairly inexpensively in the SCWC for year 1 thru 15. However, the vast majority of survivors have been removed from jewelry. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. The gold was the victim of frequent manipulation and the denominations changed names in a confusing manner. The SCWC lists ''zeri mahbubs'', ''rumi altins'', ''adli altins'', ''yeni altins'' and ''hayriye altins'' for this period. Matters were regularized in the reign of Abdul Mejid, with gold coins issued in multiples of the | + | This specimen was lot 3291 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €300 (about US$404 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TÜRKEI, Abdul Hamid I. 1774-1789. Zeri Mahbub 1774 (= 1187 AH, 2. Regierungsjahr), Islambol. GOLD. Vorzüglich.'' (Turkey, Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, zeri mahbub of 1774, Constantinople mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed fairly inexpensively in the SCWC for year 1 thru 15. However, the vast majority of survivors have been removed from jewelry. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. The gold was the victim of frequent manipulation and the denominations changed names in a confusing manner. The SCWC lists ''zeri mahbubs'', ''rumi altins'', ''adli altins'', ''yeni altins'' and ''hayriye altins'' for this period. Matters were regularized in the reign of Abdul Mejid, with gold coins issued in multiples of the kuruş. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common for the series. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common for the series. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 14 July 2025
This specimen was lot 3291 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €300 (about US$404 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TÜRKEI, Abdul Hamid I. 1774-1789. Zeri Mahbub 1774 (= 1187 AH, 2. Regierungsjahr), Islambol. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (Turkey, Abdul Hamid I, 1774-1789, zeri mahbub of 1774, Constantinople mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type is listed fairly inexpensively in the SCWC for year 1 thru 15. However, the vast majority of survivors have been removed from jewelry. The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. The gold was the victim of frequent manipulation and the denominations changed names in a confusing manner. The SCWC lists zeri mahbubs, rumi altins, adli altins, yeni altins and hayriye altins for this period. Matters were regularized in the reign of Abdul Mejid, with gold coins issued in multiples of the kuruş.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common for the series.
Specification: 2.6 g, gold, this specimen 2.61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 416, Pere vgl. 661 (year 10 only); Damali 27-K-A10-2.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
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