Hejaz AH-1334(8) dinar hashimi

from Stephen Album sale 14, lot 1400

This type was struck for the kingdom of Hejaz, now the western part of Saudi Arabia, in the early 1920's. It is accompanied by silver twenty, ten and five piastres and bronze one, half and quarter piastres. The producer was probably the Heaton Mint in England. The type is scarce and expensive today. This specimen was lot 1402 in Stephen Album sale 14 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2012), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. Ali, 1916-1924, AV dinar hashimi, AH1334 year 8, NGC graded MS-64."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold. Weight is not given but probably about the size of a British sovereign.

Catalog reference: KM 31.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Auction 14, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2012.

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• AH 1334(5) 1/8 piastre
• AH 1334(8) ¼ piastre
• AH 1334(5) ½ piastre
• AH 1334(8) 5 piastres
• No Date c/m 10 para
• (1916-1920) c/m 10 piastres
• (1916-1920) c/m 20 piastres
• AH 1334(8) 20 piastres
• Saudi Arabia AH1346 riyal
• Coins and currency dated 1923
• return to coins of Saudi Arabia
• return to coins of Hejaz