Ottoman Empire. Murad III (AH 982-1003 / AD 1574-1595) Akce AH 982 (AD 1574) AU58 NGC, Sakiz mint (in Chios, Greece), A-1336.1?, ICV-3177 (for type), Pere-299. 11mm. 0.52gm. Utterly fantastic and simply never found this attractive, the surfaces brilliant with mint bloom, wonderfully velveteen, and the strike as near perfectly centered as one could hope for. While evincing some contained weakness in very small patches, overall wear seems quite absent, suggesting almost assuredly a conservative grade. A true connoisseur's piece and certainly the nicest we have handled, the highest grossing example from the Dr. Hans Wilski Collection bringing in an astonishing $3240, which was certified as a mere XF45 by ANACS, and additionally appears to have been of the lower, second weight standard.

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