Morocco AH 1317-Pa dirham
This specimen was lot 46472 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $244. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOROCCO. Dirham, AH 1317 (1899). Paris Mint. Abd al-Aziz. PCGS MS-65. From the John P. Burnham Collection." Under Moulay al-Hassan I, Morocco began production of milled coinage. Silver weights were standardized to a degree not obtainable in previous years. The denominations were changed to mazunas and dirhams, with one dirham = 50 mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was one rial, which was equal to ten dirhams. Starting from the time of al-Hassan I, the ruler was honored on the coins not directly by name, but by a word or expression that alluded to him. Shown is a one dirham silver coin from the Paris mint. The date is AH 1317, or 1899 AD. The type is listed for AH 1314-1318 and is not expensive tho not frequently seen.
Recorded mintage: 860,000.
Specification: 2.91 g, 0.835 fine silver, 17.1 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-Y10.2; Lec-126.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Sanchez-Giron, J.M., Monedas de Marruecos, Ceuta, Spain: J.M. Sanchez-Giron, 1972.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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