Tripoli AH 1187 piastre

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33361

This specimen was lot 33361 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ottoman Empire. Abdul Hamid I 40 Para (Piastre) AH 1187 (AD 1773/4) XF Details (Cleaned) PCGS, Tarabalus Gharb mint (in Libya). A very rare type, attractive despite the cleaning. Ex Dr. Hans Wilski Collection. From the Engelen Collection of World Coinage." In the eighteenth century, Tripoli was one of the Barbary States preying on commerce plying the Mediterranean. This is noted as a scarce one-year type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 18.24-18.75 g, silver, 38-40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 55, ICV-3416, UBK-41.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

Link to:

• Tripoli AH (1)078 para
• Turkey AH 1171(87) piastre = kurush
• Tripoli AH 1187(7) zeri mahbub
• Tripoli AH 1203(2) piastre
• Tripoli AH 1203 100 para
• Coins and currency dated 1773
• return to coins of Libya