Ottoman Coins - Identification Needed

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Panayiotis New Member Cyprus 16 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 09:17 am Anyone here has experience in Ottoman coins? Amongst others during 2008 I have bought 3 coins and while searching my transactions they were for : (1 from Abdul Hamid I, 1 from Selim III, and 1 from Ahmed III) probably zolotas or 2 zolotas. Please find below the photos if anyone can help me identify which is which and whether my purchases were correct. Thanking you in advance ... coin weight 28grams coin weight 26grams coin weight 28grams Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 09:46 am The top one is dated 1171//82, so it is from AH1182 (=AD1767) and is from Mustafa III. Mint name is Istanbul and the weight for a 2 Zolota which is Billon is between 27.7g and 30.1g. The second is dated 1187/8, which is AH1194 (=AD1780) and is from Abdul Hamid I. Mint name is Constantinople and the weight for a 2 Zolota which is Billon is 26.3g to 28.0g. Postscript: Corrected information for the third coin in the following post. Edited by Medieval 02/03/2015 10:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Panayiotis New Member Cyprus 16 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 10:01 am I think the 3rd should be Ahmed III AH1115 ...so it's wrong? Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 10:11 am Sorry, getting tired - the third is actually the same type as the second, dated 1187/5 so AH1191 (=AD1777). No, you don't have an Ahmed III - 1 x Mustafa III and 2 x Abdul Hamid I. Look at the bottom of the coins, the last two have "1187" there. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 1:50 pm the 2nd and third have Constantinopel mint (just above the date) the first, I can not read Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 7:45 pm Quote: the 2nd and third have Constantinopel mint (just above the date) the first, I can not read The mint-name on the first is "Islambul", an alternate name for Istanbul/Constantinople at the time. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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