Turkey AH 1143 5 altin

Steve Album sale 39, lot 427

This specimen was lot 427 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $3,900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV 5 altin (5 sultani), Islambul, AH1143, initial #13, traces of mount removal, visible only on the edge, EF, RR, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection." No regnal date appears on these coins. Nearly all the survivors are ex-jewelry and have either mountmarks (shown here) or holes.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.4 g, gold, this specimen 17.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM-242.

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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

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