Hejaz AH 1334(5) 1/4 piastre
The first specimen was lot 1613 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAUDI: HEJAZ: al-Husayn b. 'Ali, 1916-1924, AE 1/4 piastre (qirsh), AH1334 year 5, a lovely mint state example, NGC graded MS63 BN." The second specimen was lot 38515 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "HEJAZ. 1/4 Piastre, AH1334 Year 5 (1919). PCGS AU-55. Silver variety." This coin also comes dated year 6 and is quite rare thus. The Saudis invaded and conquered Hejaz in 1925 and added it to their kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.14 g, bronze, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-22.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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