Egypt AH 1222(1) 1 zeri mahbub
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This coin is a gold zeri mahbub, struck during the reign of Mustafa IV. The date AH 1222/1 which translates to 1807 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 very rare.
The specimen shown was lot 323 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$1,003. The catalog description reads[1]:
"EGYPT: Mustafa IV, 1807-1808, AV zeri mahbub, Misr, AH1222 year 1, slightly shallow strike, as is common for this period in Egypt, VF to EF, RRR."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.36 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-58, KM-159.
- [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [2]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M., and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255). Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
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