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Islamic Dynasties
Ottoman Empire. Abdul Aziz gold 500 Kurush AH 1277 Year 1 (1860/1861) AU58 NGC, Constantinople mint (in Turkey), KM698, Fr-125, cf. Pere-916 (different date), UBK-pg. 61 (RR). Mintage: 3,180. The seldom-encountered accession year for this largest gold denomination struck in the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and the third-lowest mintage date in the series, just behind the Year 3 and prohibitively rare Year 5, for which it is supposed that only 2 pieces were struck. Preserving a glassy mint luster within the protected loops of the toughra, the present offering is currently the finest of only two certified between NGC and PCGS combined, with a survey of recent auction records revealing a paucity of Year 1 examples coming to market, and the date altogether missing from the Hans Wilski Collection.
Ex. Numismatica Genevensis Auction 2 (November 2002, Lot 1273)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/islamic-dynasties/islamic-dynasties-ottoman-empire-abdul-aziz-gold-500-kurush-ah-1277-year-1-1860-1861-au58-ngc-/a/3096-30354.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 2500-3000 USD
Ottoman Empire. Abdul Aziz gold 500 Kurush AH 1277 Year 1 (1860/1861) AU58 NGC, Constantinople mint (in Turkey), KM698, Fr-125, cf. Pere-916 (different date), UBK-pg. 61 (RR). Mintage: 3,180. The seldom-encountered accession year for this largest gold denomination struck in the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and the third-lowest mintage date in the series, just behind the Year 3 and prohibitively rare Year 5, for which it is supposed that only 2 pieces were struck. Preserving a glassy mint luster within the protected loops of the toughra, the present offering is currently the finest of only two certified between NGC and PCGS combined, with a survey of recent auction records revealing a paucity of Year 1 examples coming to market, and the date altogether missing from the Hans Wilski Collection.
Ex. Numismatica Genevensis Auction 2 (November 2002, Lot 1273)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/islamic-dynasties/islamic-dynasties-ottoman-empire-abdul-aziz-gold-500-kurush-ah-1277-year-1-1860-1861-au58-ngc-/a/3096-30354.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2500-3000 USD