Ottoman Empire AH1277 yr 4 :10 para proof + 1/40 th quirsh newp

SYRACUSIAN

I have a small collection of 19th century coppers, medium to large size, as these were the coins that the vast majority of people used most of the time for their everyday transactions. Lately, I've been particularly attracted by 1860s copper from Arab countries, such as Tunisia, Ottoman Egypt and now Turkey itself .


In anycase, for ruler Abdul Aziz (1861-1876), year 4 was something special, as I see a lot of special issues that were minted by the Ottoman countries that year. Here's a recent purchase from NEN, AH1277 year 4, 10 para proof, with lovely blue and violet irridescence:

1jester

newsman

Absolutely gorgeous!

You're right about Year 4 -- the Egyptian pieces from that year have a very elegant simplicity.

Aethelred

Stunning!

ajaan

cool blue

coinpictures

Wow! Nice work with the MS70...

SYRACUSIAN

the Egyptian pieces from that year have a very elegant simplicity.


Very true. I have a most unusual denomination from that same year, a very pretty 4 para in BU that I got from Josh in Chicago, images of that one soon.


BTW, the word para, which is the equivalent of lepta, cents, centimes, centessimi etc, exists to this day in modern Greek. Of course not in the official language taught to kids at schools, but in slang:


para(s) = money (rarely used nowadays but often heard in songs and b/w films)
para-daki = the dough
para-lis = very rich person
para-dopistos = stingy

and many more


Old habits die hard.

ajaan

oops

MacCrimmon

I have two of these para coppers, but I can't recall the denoms. They're maybe a little larger in diameter than a nickel, but thinner.

TwoKopeiki

<< <i> para-dopistos = stingy >>



I think i'll start using that from now on

Beautiful coin.

newsman

<< <i> the Egyptian pieces from that year have a very elegant simplicity.


Very true. I have a most unusual denomination from that same year, a very pretty 4 para in BU that I got from Josh in Chicago, images of that one soon. >>



I have one I bought from Aethelred in a PCGS MS64RD holder.

koincollect

Nice coin and information! Thanks for sharing the same.

dcamp78

Suh-weet!!!

TheKidCollector1991

Suh-weett toning!

Like an Natural Bliss Moonlight!

TKC!

shirohniichan

<< <i> the Egyptian pieces from that year have a very elegant simplicity.


Very true. I have a most unusual denomination from that same year, a very pretty 4 para in BU that I got from Josh in Chicago, images of that one soon.


BTW, the word para, which is the equivalent of lepta, cents, centimes, centessimi etc, exists to this day in modern Greek. Of course not in the official language taught to kids at schools, but in slang:


para(s) = money (rarely used nowadays but often heard in songs and b/w films)
para-daki = the dough
para-lis = very rich person
para-dopistos = stingy

and many more


Old habits die hard. >>



Thanks for the language lesson.


I would have thought a "para proof" was a coin that fell from an airplane.

SYRACUSIAN

I received the coin today, as it was on hold for a while.


Although the NEN image is great, it is something else in hand! Deep mirrors that one still photo can't capture, it's either colour or mirror effect,anyway a terrific coin.Maybe I should get the 20 para of the same year too.


The price/quality/age ratio is a joke compared to anything Greek of the same period which is one of the reasons why I started buying these Arab copper coins to begin with.

cosmicdebris

Purdy

WWW

I love copper coinage and this one is a real beauty.

cladking

Cool.

I imagine the mintage must be low on that.

SYRACUSIAN

Egyptian relatively common elegant copper coin.Not the first 40th quirsh I own. I might send it to PCGS to change its loser karma in its current NGC 64RB holder.

rhound1977

Gorgeous blue, wonder if Spinaker has seen it yet?

wybrit

A Greek collecting Turkish coins.

Nice pieces, syraq.