Oman AH 1411 5 omani rials
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This specimen was lot 42511 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "OMAN. 5 Omani Rials, AH 1411/1991. Qaboos bin Said. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the "year of industry," this glistening specimen, which resides at the precipice of perfection, dazzles with wondrous eye appeal and is tied with just one other example for the top spot in the NGC census." This NCLT was accompanied by a silver half rial (KM 86).
Recorded mintage: 410.
Specification: 20 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.589 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-13; KM-90.
- 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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