Algeria AH 1003 dinar

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2711

This specimen was lot 2711 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €180 (about US$228 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Mehmet III (AD 1595-1603/AH 1003-1012) AV dinar, AH 1003, Tilimsan (Tlemçen). Ziyanid standard. Fine - Very Fine." Algeria was a locally ruled pirate state tributary to the Ottoman sultan in Constantinople.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.2 g, debased gold, this specimen 4,14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2, Mitch. 1266; Bates 7; Album 1339.

Sources:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed., Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

Link to:

• Algeria AH 995 dinar
• Turkey AH 1003 sultani, Saqiz (Chios) mint in Greece
• Algeria AH 1012 dinar
• Coins and currency dated 1594