Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 4 9 May 2017
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Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud I b. Mustafa II (1143-1168h), qurush, Gumushkhana 1143h, wt. 24.08gms (Pere 568; KM 211), about extremely fine, extremely rare
The cataloguer does not remember having seen a better example of this emergency military issue. It was struck at the eastern Anatolian mining mint of Gumushkhana ("Silver House") during the Ottoman war with the Safawids/Afsharids of Iran. (600 - 800 GBP)
The cataloguer does not remember having seen a better example of this emergency military issue. It was struck at the eastern Anatolian mining mint of Gumushkhana ("Silver House") during the Ottoman war with the Safawids/Afsharids of Iran. (600 - 800 GBP)