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This specimen was lot 177 in Sincona sale 31 (Zurich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Transitional Coinage 2 riyals 1299ah (1882ce) AR Fen 521, KM 203 RRR Fdc 6.13 g. Beginning with the year 1298ah (1881ce), during the regency of Muhammed al-Sadiq Bey, the name of the Ottoman Sultan no longer appears on Tunisian coins. Henceforth, only the name of the reigning Bey is to be read on the obverse. The French Protectorate was founded that same year although decimal coinage was not introduced until 1308ah (1891ce)."
KM 203 struck AH 1299 only. 6.4 g, silver. rare.
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