Turkish gold coin I obtained for cheap

Got this at a coin show today for 24 dollars, yes it has a hole, but at that price I don't mind. I managed to go down from 35

 

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What denomination is it? I can't really make anything out.

 

I'll be honest here, Idk how to tell haha. I've been studying online for ottoman gold coins. Looking at patterns, but that ofcourse isn't enough info.

 

So how do you know it was really gold? If so, what purity is it? What is the agw? How much does it weigh?

I'd be careful buying something if you don't know what it is. I'd also be suspicious when someone accepts $24 for a $35 list price. 31% off is a pretty huge discount. At that discount, either the guy is stupid, he liked you, or he thinks you're stupid.

 

I tend to agree with @myownprivy on this.

 

Any way to test if gold then? Not like I lost a huge amount atleast.. he did seem hesitant at first to the reduction.

 

Can you take better/clearer pictures? I have been looking through several online resources and still have not been able to nail it down.

 

A dealer can scan it to tell you the purity.

I see a lot of very tiny Ottoman gold coins. 1 gram and under. However, I would just assume there would be some decent numismatic value over spot.

But, I just don't know. Are there any Turkish/Ottoman experts on here who can identify it?

 

Man, those do not give me a warm fuzzy for it being legit. That being said, I don't know much about Turkish/Ottoman coins. @spirityoda can sometimes work magic with his Krause books. Perhaps he could take a look.

 

Yeah may be bad pictures though, came out darker than I wanted. The coin in person is brighter and more intense than that

 

Would these have a certain ring to them if lightly dropped? I know gold sounds different than other metals. This has a higher pitched ring to it

 

None of my gold looks like that. If it is gold, I would imagine it is pretty low carat with all that darkness in it. But I am guessing that it is not gold at all. Also, the details on the coin itself are very mushy. Doesn't look authentic.
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic53967.html

 

What does it weigh? Put another coin next to it for size comparison.

 

Don't have a scale on hand.

 

You could scratch test it. (gasp!)
If the purity was known, and it was the size of a dime (smaller) you could figure out
what it was supposed to weigh if it was gold, or if it was too light.

 

Its about the size of a 5 Qirsh from Egypt under Ottoman Sultans. BUT....it has no date, none of the characteristics of geniune coin. The AV 5 Qirsh weighed 0.47g. .875 gold.

 

Damn, okay well thank you for the ID

 

Sorry, but I have over 40 Ottoman AV coins. No matter what the mint city/ all are dated. Mehmet II struck the first gold Sultanis in 14th Century, all where dated AH calender. A AV 5 Qirsh runs about $100 in MS quality.

 

Are they bendable? Yes I did test it. Bent very slightly.. I'm prepared for people to possibly get agitated