ISLAMIC COIN IDENTIFICATION NOTES

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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 26, July, 1, 2018, Article 10

ISLAMIC COIN IDENTIFICATION NOTES

Last week Anne Bentley sought assistance identifying the above Islamic coin. -Editor

Ken Spindler of San Diego writes:

I don't read Arabic, but I nevertheless venture to guess it is a Turkey zolota AH 1187 year 11 (=1782/3) KM-392; a billon coin (low silver content). The hint was the obvious Constantinople ("Qustantiniyah" per K-M) mint city name, above the accession date (which isn't super-well struck up).

Chip Howell writes:

Compare to this one.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Abdülhamid I (AH 1187-1203 / AD 1774-1789) Zolota. Constantinople. Dated AH 1187//9 (AD 1795/6).

Obv: Legend in four lines, with RY date.
Rev: Legend in five lines, with mint and AH date.

KM 391.

Condition: Near extremely fine.

Weight: 12.87 g.
Diameter: 36 mm.

To read the complete lot description, see:
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1320&lot=1151

Thanks! -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JUNE 24, 2018 : Islamic Coin/Token identification Sougnt (http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n25a17.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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