Morocco AH 1313-Pa 1/2 dirham

Stephen Album sale 37, lot 1914

This specimen was lot 1914 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $654.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MOROCCO: 'Abd al-'Aziz, 1894-1908, AR ½ dirham, Paris, AH1313, a fantastic example with lovely toning! PCGS graded MS67." This type was struck in Paris and Berlin AH 1299, 1309-14.

Recorded mintage: 1,700,000.

Specification: 1.45 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Y-4, Lec-1017.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• Sanchez-Giron, J.M., Monedas de Marruecos, Ceuta, Spain: J.M. Sanchez-Giron, 1972.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1312 5 dirhams, Paris mint
• AH 1313 dirham, Berlin mint
• AH 1313 5 dirhams, Paris mint
• AH 1313 10 dirhams, Berlin mint
• Coins and currency dated 1895