Tunisia AH 1215 4 kharub

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Sincona sale 31, lot 51

This specimen was lot 51 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,009 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Selim III (1203-1222ah/1789-1807ce) 4 kharub 1215ah (1800ce) Bi RRR Fdc." This type was struck AH 1215 only in the name of Selim III in Constantinople. It is very rare in nice condition. Four kharub made a quarter piastre or riyal, the largest silver coin issued in Tunisia in the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon, 4 g, this specimen 4.07 g.

Catalog reference: Fen 200, KM 74.

Sources:

  • 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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