Qustantiniyah AV 1/2 Hayriye Altin Ottoman Mahmud II UN Start Price USD 110.00 Current Price USD 110.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Southeastern PA See more about 'Qustantiniyah AV 1/2 Hayriye Altin Ottoman Mahmud II UN' Description Qustantiniyah Gold Coin 1/2 Hayriye Altin Ottoman 1223-1255 AH Sultan Mahmud II Year 21 UNC For your Islamic Coin Collection Details Description: Gold Half Hayriye Altin from Mahmud II, the Ottoman Caliph who ascended the throne in 1808 AD (1223 AH). He ruled the Muslim empire in the period 1223-1255 AH (1808-1839 AD). Date: This coin was struck in Mahmud's 21rd reignal year. Mint: Qustantiniyah, current day Istanbul in Turkey. Size and weight: This is a half Hayriye Altin, weighs 0.86 grams and is 16 mm in diameter. References: It is KM #637 and is not listed in Kazan and and is not listed in Lane Poole's catalog of the Khedivial Collection. Condition: I would grade this coin as about uncirculated to uncirculated with mint luster. It also has few bag marks, which do not distract from its beauty and quality. The coin itself is much better than the scan shows with very well defined and legible calligraphy. A definite quality coin. Historic Perspective: Ottoman coins at that time used the date for the Caliph’s accession to the throne and the reignal date to identify the minting date instead of using the actual year of striking. In addition, unlike prior Islamic coins, Ottoman coins do not have long praying sentences. They contain the name of the Sultan and his father's, name of the mint, the accession date for the Sultan, and a short wishful sentence such as "khullide mulkehu (may his rule be permanent)", "azzet nasrehu (may his glory be holy)" or "Dama Mulkehu (may his reign continue for ever/long). The Ottoman Empire existed from 699 AH (1300 AD) till 1341AH (1924 AD). In the beginning, the Ottoman state struck only silver coins known as Akce until the reign of Muhammad II (Mehmet the conqueror). On May 29, 1453, Mehmet II conquered Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire. He made it the capital of the Ottoman State and called in Konstantiniya or Qustantiniyah (current day Istanbul). In 1478 he began striking Gold coins known as Sultani (also known as Dinar, Ashrafi, Funduk, or Altin). He based it on the Venetian ducat standard of 3.5 gram of high purity gold (over 21K). The Ottoman empire reached the height of its power under Sulayman I the Magnificent, with territory extending across north Africa and through the Balkans into Hungary. Coins were struck in more than forty mints spread throughout the empire. Sulayman was distinguished for his justice and tolerance. His military, educational, and legal reforms earned him the name Sulayman the Lawgiver (al-Kanuni) among Muslims. 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