Egypt AH 1058 sultani

Steve Album sale 32, lot 486

This specimen was lot 486 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet IV, 1648-1687, AV sultani, Misr, AH1058, about 15% flat strike, full bold mint & date, crude EF, ex Hazerfans Collection." Mehmet IV succeeded to the throne at the age of six when his father was overthrown and killed in a palace coup. His long rule, stabilized by the clan of Köprülü viziers, saw the empire attain its territorial maximum. This type is listed in the SCWC as an altin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, gold, this specimen 3.32 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-11, KM 49, A-1383.

Sources:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed., Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Mitchiner, Michael, The World of Islam, London: Hawkins Publications, 2000.
• 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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• Egypt AH 1049 sultani
• Egypt AH 1099 sherifi altin
• Coins and currency dated 1648
• return to coins of Egypt