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LOT 3506
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 'Birth of Christ Saviour' in Thasos.
Toughra; ١٨ 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 angles of cross. KM 670 (Turkey); Wilski G18-08. Very Fine.(21.29gr, 37mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.
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Lundy. Group of Two [2] AE Puffin Coins. 1945-1985.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: one penny and halfpenny each with Puffin to the reverse. 18gr total.
UNC.
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German States. Hannover (Kingdom), Wilhelm IV AR Thaler. Dated 1834. Hanover mint. Ludwig August Brüel, Mint Master.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Good Very Fine.
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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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. 21.14gr, 36mm.
Good Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Ottoman copper coins were countermarked for use in Greek communities under Turkish control, who continually suffered a shortage of coinage.
