Egypt AH 1277(12) 10 para
The coin shown is a silver ten para from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. 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 10 above. A crude floral design sits right of the toughra. The reverse carries the accession date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1277 year 12, which translates to about 1871 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as very rare.
The example shown was presented as part of lot 332 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabrück, Germany, where it sold for 80 Euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Silberprägungen der Münzstätte Misr (Kairo) 10 Para 1277 H., 10, 11, 12 und 13, Misr (Kairo). 0,24; 0,28; 0,36 und 0,29 g. 4 Stück. Sehr schön und vorzüglich (Ottoman coins of Abdul Aziz, 1861-76, Cairo mint. Silver ten paras, AH 1277, years 10, 11, 12 and 13, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: About 0.30 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 243a; Ölcer 32.589, Pere 941.
- 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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