Egypt AH 1115 sherifi altin
The first specimen was lot 627 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AV eshrefi (sultani), Misr, AH1115, a few very light scratches on the reverse (barely visible without magnification), EF, ex Gamal Amer Collection. This coin was part of King Farouk's collection that was auctioned by the Egyptian Government of Gamal Abdul Nasser in 1954, in England (Sotheby's Auction House). Envelope in which the coin came indicates that." The second specimen was lot 629 in the same sale, where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT: Ahmed III, 1703-1730, AV eshrefi (sultani), Misr, AH1115, without any initial letter, some weakness towards the edge, 1 flan crack from striking, EF to AU, ex Gamal Amer Collection, ex Spink Auction, 31 March 2005, Lot 347."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, gold, the first specimen 3.45 g, the second specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-17, the first specimen: KM-72, UBK-41; the second specimen KM-73, UBK-35.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
Link to:
- Egypt AH 1106 sherifi altin Mustafa III
- Egypt AH 1143 (xii) 1 zeri mahbub Mahmud I
- Coins and currency dated 1703