Tunisia AH 1223 8 kharub

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Sincona sale 31, lot 57

This specimen was lot 57 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$7,716 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Mustafa IV (1222-1223ah/1807-1808ce) 8 kharub 1223ah (1808ce) Bi RRRR vf-xf." This type was struck AH 1222-1223 in the name of Mustafa IV in Constantinople. It is rare. Eight kharub made half a piastre or riyal, the largest silver coin issued in Tunisia in the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon, 7.5 g, this specimen 7.11 g.

Catalog reference: Fen 204, KM 76.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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