1695 Turkish, AH1106, Rare Silver KURUS Coin Of TURKEY Coin, 18. 7 Grms, 37 Mm.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:8271899 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey |
| Cleaned/ Uncleaned: Uncleaned | Year of Issue: 1695 |
| Metal: Silver | Country: Turkey |
Please note that I amnot an expert on Turkish coins and am only giving the description I believe tobe accurate. It is possible that I have gotten the date wrong (or just abouteverything else for that matter) - please refer to the picture and use your ownjudgement. Let me know if you see anything wrong..TURKEY: Mustafa II - 1695 - 1703, A Kurus coin Wt: 18.7 g, Dia: 37mm Mint: Izmir, (old name: Smyrna) Date acceded: AH1106.A decent strike. This type of coin was also struck a...t Erzerum, andEdirne. Date 1695. A TurkishSilver KURUS Coin. You Grade it. The coin pictured is the one you will receive.This is a very nice, huge, heavy, silver coinfrom the long gone "OttomanEmpire." That has since become Turkey. This coin was struckat Izmir (so quite rare) during the reign of, MustafaII, who Reigned from 1695-1703AD, 8 years.Catalogue- KM-121.3, Date mark AH1106. (١١٠٦)Struckon somewhat coarsely made planchet. There is flatness on the obv and rev and a small crack on the edge.Hand hammer struck on a cast planchet. Mustafa II wasborn 6th February 1664 at Edirne Palace to Sultan Mehmed IV(1648-1687) and Valide Sultan Mah-Para Ummatullan Rabia Gilnush, originallynamed Evemia, who was of Greek Cretan descent. He led threemilitary campaigns and was called the Warrior. Mustafa II reigned1695-1703 (8 years) then abdicated (deposed) in favour of his brother Ahmed III(1703-1730). He died the following year on the 8th January 1704 aged39.A traumatictime of his reign was the loss of Hungry in 1703 by the treaty of Karlowitz of 1699.This event marked the long decline of the Ottoman Empire. Thedates on Ottoman coins were shown according to the Islamic calendar in yearsAH, that is ‘Year of the Hejira’ (anno hegirae) or the year when the ProphetMohammed fled from Mecca to Medina, which we take to be AD 622 in the Christiancalendar, or CE 622 as it is sometimes now written. The OTTOMANState itself existed from CE1299 to CE 1923 or AH 698 to AH1342.
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