Muscat and Oman AH 1365 5 baisa
The first specimen was lot 72644 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUSCAT AND OMAN. 5 Baisa, AH 1365 (1946). NGC PROOF-63 Cameo. Struck for use in Dhofar Province. A choice piece exhibiting deeply mirrored fields and an attractive brilliance highlighted by a pleasing cameo effect." The second specimen was lot 1466 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $446.25. The catalog description[2] noted, "MUSCAT & OMAN: Sa'ud b. Taimur, 1932-1970, 5 baisa, AH1365, Bombay mint proof restrike, with original mint envelope labeled H.M.'s Mint (His Majesty's Mint), PCGS graded Proof 65." The sultan, Said ibn Taimur, was overthrown in 1970 by his son, who renamed the country plain Oman. Dhofar province lies in the south of the country. This one year type is common.
Recorded mintage: 3,849,000 plus proofs.
Specification: copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-26.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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