A Selection of Ottoman

257, Lot: 552. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Mahmud I. AH 1143-1168 / AD 1730-1754. AV Zeri Mahbub (20mm, 2.50 g, 12h). Mısır (Egypt) mint. Dated AH 1143 (AD 1730). Tughra; to right, ‘grape bunch’ between two arrows; below, mint formula and AH date in three lines / Legend in four lines; ragib initials to left. Sultan 2005; cf. Friedberg 10 (Turkey); KM 88. Good VF, underlying luster.