Lot 1861

Sale 79 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, 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), (3.394 grams), Sidri Qapsi mint, year 926, (A.1317, Artuk 1568, M.1254, [£95]). Nearly very fine and rare.

Suleiman I reign marked the apogee of the Ottoman Empire which extended from Budapest to Mecca and from Mesopotamia to the borders of Morocco. Sidri Qapsi is the name for the silver mines in Chalcidice.

Estimate
$250
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$0

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