.jpg "Ottoman Empire. Abd al-Aziz CU 40 Para.")
LOT 3507
Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-'Aziz CU 40 Para. Dually dated RY 4 and AH 1277 (AD 1865). Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Countermarked for the church of 'Birth of Christ Saviour' in Thasos.
Toughra; ٤ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: ΣΓΧ 1883 [ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ 1883 (=Birth of Christ Saviour 1883)] in two lines within incuse circle. KM 702 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. Good Fine.(21.14gr, 36mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesOttoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.
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