OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Selim I, 1512-1520, AV sultani (3.46g), Amid, AH918, A-1314, Damali-AD-A1b, sultan cited as sultan selim shah bin sultan bayezit khan, superb bold strike, perfectly centered, EF-AU, RR, ex Ahmed Sultan Collection. Amid is now called Diyarbakir, in east center Turkey. It was an important mint for Ottoman gold coins from Selim I until Mehmet III (AH918-1012).
Estimate: 1,300-1,600 USD