Egypt AH 1277(10) 40 para KM-249

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Heritage sale 357, lot 13278
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

The coin shown is a 40 para, composition copper, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter P for para) with the number 20. A flower to the right of the toughra indicates that it is from the Cairo mint. The reverse carries the ascension date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1277 year 10, which translates to about 1869 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as extremely rare.

This example was lot 13278 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 for $69 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 by Heritage Auctions. The catalog description read:

"Abdul Aziz 40 Para 1277AH Year 10, KM249, the rare Cairo Mint type with the flower to the right of the tughra. Fine with clear details, but evenly oxidized on both sides. Still a very collectible example of this large copper type. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 24 g, copper, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 249.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Valentine, W.H., Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, London: Spink and Sons, 1911.
  • [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

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