Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Turkey, Maudslay Sons & Field, Échantillon or Press Trial, 1851, for Turkey, in copper, obv. from the rev. die of Abdul Mejid’s second issue 20 Piastres with the accession date 1255h, rev. arabseque pattern, lambeth london 1851, edge plain, 39mm, 28.72g/12h (Hawkins pp.839-40, no.2, and pl. 27, 7; cf. DNW 137, 928). Extremely fine and very rare £300-£400