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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3279453, member: 82322&quot;]I don&#039;t have a single <i>akce</i>.&nbsp; Here is an Ottoman <i>para</i> that was sold to me as an akce.&nbsp; I could be wrong; Ottoman is not my collecting area.&nbsp; I believe this is KM #594, and that the akce was even smaller than my para at this time (1835).</p><p><br /></p><p>This thing is paper thin!&nbsp; The diameter is 12.5mm, but the weight is only 0.11g.&nbsp; If it was an ancient Greek coin it would be a tritartemorion, and on the small side!&nbsp; I am not sure how people carried this coin and the even smaller late Ottoman akce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts on the grade of my piece?&nbsp; It seems like it is in high grade but I am uncertain.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Seller&#039;s photo):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]866738[/ATTACH] </p><p>1835 Turkey Para Silver Mahmud II Constantinople, 12.5mm, 0.11g</p><p>KM# 594; cf. <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces119336.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces119336.html" rel="nofollow">Numista</a>, <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=12338" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=12338" rel="nofollow">Zeno Mahmud II 1223-1255/1808-1839 » AR » Ninth Series, yr. 25-32</a>, cf. <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turkey-para-km-594-1223-26-1223-32-cuid-1101583-duid-1554920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turkey-para-km-594-1223-26-1223-32-cuid-1101583-duid-1554920" rel="nofollow">NGC</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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