Turkey AH 1223(15) surre altin KM-621
This specimen was lot 2354 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $154.70. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AV sûrre altin al-aliye, Darulhalife, AH1223 year 15, uneven surfaces, lustrous, EF to AU, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection." This type was issued years 15-16 (1821-22). This denomination and the similar esseniye surre altin (KM 625) were struck especially for pilgrims going to Mecca. They are now rare. 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.
Specification: 1.56 g, gold, this specimen 1.61 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-101, KM-621.
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- 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, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
Link to:
- AH 1223(15) light kuruş
- AH 1223(15) heavy kuruş
- AH 1223(15) 2 kuruş
- AH 1223(15) quarter altin
- AH 1223(15) rumi altin
- AH 1223(15) esseniye surre altin
- AH 1223(16) kuruş, fifth issue
- AH 1223(16) half al-aliye surre altin
- AH 1223(16) al-aliye surre altin
- AH 1223(18) new adli altin
- Coins and currency dated 1821