The Sultan's Treasure Has A New Owner! Ottoman Silver!

[UnderMiner]

I have discovered a hoard of Ottoman Imperial coins dating back over 100 years. They were unrecognizable when I started digging them up today, but I just cleaned one, and it has revealed itself to be more stunning than I could have imagined. It took over an hour to clean, and it has revealed itself to be a 1911 '10 Qirsh' 83% Silver coin from Egypt, weighs about 13 grams. Its markings are "1327/3" and displays the imperial monogram of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. This is just one of the coins I have cleaned, I have a very strong suspicion there may be a massive hoard buried in the general area. So far 6 coins have been recovered. Pirate treasure... hopefully. Maybe retirement quantities. There were bits of wood, may be remnants of a chest, and no - I am not joking.

Didn't even know it was silver... thought it was a token.


Coins were very encrusted...


Trying to clean this one coin...


So far this is as clean as I got it... it is about the size of a half dollar and weighs about 13g. It is from 1911 Egypt under the rule of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Abdul Hamid II...

There are more out there... I didn't have the proper digging equipment today, so will return tomorrow and snag the rest of the Sultan's treasure.

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds UnderMiner. Thanks for sharing...

 

[BillA]

great stuff

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice. I hope there are many more for you.

 

[Blak bart]

Go getum underminer!! Exciting stuff man, I truly hope your right. Congrats, and cant wait to see if theres more. Wooo hooo !! Treasure !!

 

[TwoYewts]

Awesome find UnderMiner. Best of luck to you from one New Yawker to another . Just curious. What process are you using to clean those encrusted coins? and i'm assuming those are beach finds since they are so encrusted as I would suspect dirt silver finds to be in much better condition.

Congrats again!

 

[tinpan]

Hi ,Nice finds The last days of 700 years of Ottoman Rule. Gods chosen army was only 2 years away. Fez hats with a razor bayonet stuck in it. TP

 

[Argentium]

Wow ! Can hardly wait see what you uncover !

 

[Whyme]

Congrats! Hope to see a lot more!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Outstanding finds, congrats!

Dig everything in that area, you never know! Good Luck in your journey!

 

[Plumbata]

Definitely an interesting discovery, a hoard buried by a refugee who managed to escape WW1 or the subsequent collapse of the empire?

Anyway, much more important is that we need updates, whether or not you hit the motherlode!

 

[A2coins]

Banner finds don't forget about us lol that's the dream very happy for you good luck

 

[adit]

Another great hunt for you with interesting history !
Hope you find many more coins at that site .

 

[Blak bart]

Any more underminer ?? I hope so !

 

[UnderMiner]

Any more underminer ?? I hope so !

Only a little bit of silver unfortunately. Thought this was going to be the one. Also not sure if I was the only one who found this site, there was very clear evidence of someone else having dug in the area the day I went back to look for more.