Oman AH 1397 Omani rial
This specimen was lot 23398 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "OMAN. Omani Rial, AH 1397 (1976). Qaboos bin Said. NGC PROOF-65 Ultra Cameo. A SCARCE and fully entrancing issue, this exceptional Gem--featuring an aerial view of Fort Buraimi--offers great frosting upon the devices and an immensely alluring mirrored nature to the rather extensive fields." After overthrowing his father in 1970 with the connivance of the British Foreign Office, sultan Qaboos bin Said ruled until his death in 2020. This NCLT was issued on the seventh anniversary of his reign. A few more were struck in AH 1408.
Recorded mintage: 1,000.
Specification: 25.6 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-59.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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