Egypt AH 1143 (xii) 1 zeri mahbub
This coin is a gold zeri mahbub, struck during the reign of Mahmud I. The date AH 1143 which translates to 1730 AD. During this period, coins minted in Egypt were very similar in appearance to those struck in other parts of the Ottoman Empire. The obverse features the royal cypher of the sultan. Uslu[2] classifies this issue as common. No issuing year is explicitly stated, though the coin is marked with an initial ('ayn) corresponding to the number 12. The first specimen shown was lot 320 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$153.40. The catalog description reads[1]: "EGYPT: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub, Misr, AH1143, initial #12, touch of weakness, About Unc." The second specimen was lot 342 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $356. The catalog description[3] noted, "EGYPT: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AV zeri mahbub, Misr, AH1143, with initial #12, lustrous Unc."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.6 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-29, KM-86.
- [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
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- [2]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M., and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255). Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
- [3]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.
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