Tripoli AH 1203 100 para

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Sincona sale 51, lot 3838

This specimen was lot 3838 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TÜRKEI, Selim III. 1789-1807. 2 1/2 Kurush AH 1203 (1789), Trablus gharb (Tripolis). Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Gereinigt und kleiner Randfehler. (sultanate of Turkey, Selim III, 1789-1807, 2½ kurush of year AH 1203, Tripoli mint. Very rare, Very fine, Cleaned and edge nick.)"

This is listed in the SCWC under Tripoli/Libya as a 100 para, which mentions the dates AH 1209-1210 only. In the eighteenth century, Tripoli was one of the Barbary States preying on commerce plying the Mediterranean.

Recorded mintage: 4,800.

Specifications:. silver, 45 mm diameter, 30.6-31.3 g, this specimen 29.12 g.

Catalog reference: Pere 718. KM 67 (unlisted date).

Sources:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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