Egypt AH 1277(9) 10 para KM-243
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This specimen was lot 45332 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $341.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 10 Para, AH 1277 Year 9 (1868/9). Cairo (Misr) Mint. Abdul Aziz. NGC MS-65 Brown. The sole finest graded example holdered by NGC." This type was struck in silver for years 2 thru 9 (1861-68) along with KM 241 (copper, no flower on obverse) and KM 242 (copper, flower on obverse). Forty para made a qirsh or piastre.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.29-0.33 g, 0.833 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-243.
- 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.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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