Tunisia AH 1186 sultani

Sincona sale 31, lot 30

This specimen was lot 30 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,122 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Mustafa III (1171-1187ah/1757-1774ce) sultani 1186ah (1772ce) AU RR vf+. Ex Spink 133:166." This type was struck AH 1181-1186 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: 2.6 g, gold, 19-20 mm diameter, this specimen 2.60 g.

Catalog reference: Fen 79, KM 54.2.

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]Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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