Morocco AH 1314-Pa 2-1/2 dirhams
This specimen was lot 43749 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOROCCO. 2-1/2 Dirhams, AH 1314 (1896). PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. Finest graded at PCGS. Gem example with full silky luster and gorgeous colorful toning." The ruler Abdul al-Aziz succeeded his father Hassan I in AH 1311. He continued having coins struck in Paris, and added issues struck in London and Berlin. The denominations were mazunas and dirhams, with one dirham = 50 mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was one rial, which was equal to ten dirhams. During this time, the ruler was honored on the coins not directly by name, but by a word or expression that alluded to him. This type was struck in Paris for AH 1314-1318.
Recorded mintage: 344,000.
Specification: 7.27 g, 0.835 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-Y11.2; Lec-138; Gad-44.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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