Tunisia AH 1253 8 kharub

Sincona sale 31, lot 73

This specimen was lot 73 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$143 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Mahmud II (1223-1255ah/1808-1839ce) 8 kharub 1253ah (1837ce) Ae -unc." This type was struck AH 1240-1254 in the name of Mahmud II in Constantinople. It is scarce in nice condition. Eight kharub made a half piastre or riyal, the largest silver coin issued in Tunisia in the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon, 5 g, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 5.82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 89.

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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