Egypt AH 1143 (xii) 1 medin

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Ma’adi Collection

The coin shown is a silver one medin from the reign of Mahmud I. It is a crudely hammered coin produced at the Cairo Mint. The obverse features the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, while the reverse shows the ascension date and the text 'minted in Misr' (Misr is Egypt). The ascension date is written as AH 1143, which is about 1730 AD.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.5 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM 82.1.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Valentine, W.H., Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, London: Spink and Sons, 1911.

Link to:

• Egypt AH 1143 (xii) 1 zeri mahbub
• Egypt AH 1187(14) or AH(1)200 1 para
• Egypt AH 1223(21) 5 para
• Coins and currency dated 1730
• return to coins of Egypt