Ottoman Empire. Abdul Mejid I CU 40 Para.
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LOT 3505

Ottoman Empire. Abdul Mejid I CU 40 Para. Dually dated RY 18 and AH 1255 (AD 1857). Qustantiniyah (Constantinople) mint. Countermarked for the church of 'Dormition of the Mother of God, of Vourgaro' in Thasos.

Toughra; ١٨ سنة (RY) below / عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية around denomination; AH accession date below; c/m: Κ Θ Ε Β [ΚΟΙΜΗΣΙΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΒΟΥΡΓΑΡΟΥ (=Dormition of the Mother of God Church of Vourgaro)] in angles of cross. KM 670 (Turkey); Wilski G10-25. Fine.(21.09gr, 36mm.).

Provenance

UK private collection.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Footnotes

Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.

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Thasos Countermark on Ottoman Para

LOT 3505

Ottoman Empire. Abdul Mejid I CU 40 Para.

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