Establishment of the New Imperial Mint

Triton XIX, Lot: 2797. Estimate $2000. Sold for $13000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TURKEY, Ottoman Empire. 'Abd al-Majid I. AH 1255-1277 / AD 1839-1861. AV Medal (51mm, 60.01 g, 12h). Commemorating the Establishment of the New Imperial Mint. Dually dated AH 1255 and RY 5 (AD 1844). Tughra; rose branch to right; all within grain-ear wreath with crossed quivers at base / iste tashihi ayar sikkaye sarfi himmet kildi hani 'abd al-majid (The amendment of setting coin to strike it the khan 'abd al-majid) in Arabic; all within floral wreath; above, RY date on ornate tablet flanked by branches; below, AH date on ornate tablet flanked by branches. Pere 1087. Near EF, evidence of prior mounting.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.