361, Lot: 144. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Mahmud II. AH 1223-1255 / AD 1808-1839. AV Darülhilâfe Altın (20mm, 1.61 g, 12h). Qustantiniya (as Dar al-Khalifat al-a’liya [Constantinople]) mint. Dually dated AH 1223 and RY 16 (AD 1824). Sultan 2979 var. (RY year); Pere 765 var. (same); KM 621; Friedberg 10. Choice EF, lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.