Lot 2283
Sale 86 · Important Australian, World & Ancient Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificent), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), (3.462 grams), Sidri Qapsi mint, year 926, (A.1317, Artuk 1568, M.1254, [£95]). Slightly off centred reverse, otherwise 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
- $200
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $160