361, Lot: 147. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Mahmud II. AH 1223-1255 / AD 1808-1839. Pair of AV Fractions. Qustantiniya (Constantinople) mint. Dated AH 1223 and RY 9 (AD 1817) and 29 (AD 1837). Includes the following: (a) AV Çeyrek Zeri İstanbul (14mm, 0.80 g, 12h). Cf. Sultan 2951 (for type); Pere 751-2 var. (RY date); KM 608; Friedberg 12 // (b) AV Çeyrek Cedid Mahmudiye (13mm, 0.39 g, 12h). Sultan 3001 var. (RY date); Pere 783 var. (same); KM 643; Friedberg 12. Coins Choice EF, lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.