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Details
LOT 3591
Ottoman Empire. Ahmed III AR Para. 1703-1730. Kostantiniyye mint.
Toughra / Mintname and date. KM 139.1. Fine.(0.67gr, 17mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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