Lot 2229

Sale 73 · Important Australian, British & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificent), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), (3.008 grams), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.1253, [£85]). Crinkled as usual, otherwise very fine and scarce.

Suleiman I reign marked the apogee of the Ottoman Empire which extended from Budapest to Mecca and from Mesopotamia to the borders of Morocco.

Estimate
$180
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$200