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TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE souvenir medal (25.35g), "Makka", ND

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:65.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE souvenir medal (25.35g),  Makka , ND
SOLD
200.00USD+ (36.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2011 Apr 22 @ 15:29UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE souvenir medal (25.35g), "Makka", ND, KM-—, stylized inscriptions in Arabic & Ottoman Turkish, ex-mount, Fine, RR. Not a coin but a souvenir medal believed to have been sold to Muslims who completed the Hajj, the visit to Makka (Mecca). Even though the medal is inscribed fi darb makka, "of being struck at Mecca", it is believed that there were most likely produced at Istanbul or some other major city in either Turkey or Syria.