Tunisia AH 1186 1/2 sultani

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 653

This specimen was lot 653 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "TUNIS: Mustafa III, 1757-1774, AV ½ zeri mahbub, Tunis, AH1186, a lustrous mint state example and rare thus! PCGS graded MS62. This denomination incorrectly called ½ sultani on the slab." This type was struck AH 1185-1187 in the name of Mustafa III in Constantinople. It is very rare in nice condition. Nearly all the surviving Tunisian gold coins of the hammered era have been holed.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.15-1.3 g, gold, this specimen 1.31 g.

Catalog reference: KM-58.

Sources:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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