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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet II, 1451-1481, LOT of 1 copper & 59 silver coins

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Islamic Coins - Group Lots Start Price:220.00 USD Estimated At:260.00 - 350.00 USD
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet II, 1451-1481, LOT of 1 copper & 59 silver coins
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This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 18 @ 10:54UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mehmet II, 1451-1481, LOT of 1 copper & 59 silver coins, all are silver akçes (unless otherwise noted): dated AH875, type A-1308.3 (third series): mints of Kostantiniye (7 pcs), Novar (19), and Serez (14); dated 878 type A-1309: Kostantiniye (1, AE mangir); dated 885 type A-1308.4 (fourth series) (listed as 880 by the consignor, based on the former identification): Bursa (2), Serez (2); and dated 886 (same series): Edirne (1), Kostantiniye (8), Novar (4), and Uskub (2); attribution by the consignor, probably all correct, viewing recommended; average circulated grades, mostly attractive, a nice group of scarcer akçes; retail value $850, lot of 60 pieces. All coins in the consignor's original album together with his original enlarged photos of each coin. The 886-dated akçes are believed to have been struck between the death of Mehmet II and the confirmation of his successor Bayezit II later in 886.