Tunisia AH 1283 4 kharub
The coin shown is a copper 4 kharub from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz, minted in Tunis. After AH 1272, all coins mentioned the local ruler (or Bey) of Tunis, along with the Ottoman sultan. For the issues AH 1276 onward, the local Bey was Muhammad al-Sadiq. Tunisia was under the control of the Ottomans for centuries until lack of financial resources forced it into dependence on France, which made it a protectorate in 1881.
This specimen was part of lot 372 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, where it sold for 340 euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Kupferprägungen der Münzstätte Tunis 4 Kharrûba 1283 H. (2 Varianten in der Schreibung der Ziffer 3), Tûnis. Mit Namen des Muhammad as-Sâdiq Bay (1276-1299 H.). KM 157 als 2 Kharrûba bezeichnet; Ölcer 32.913 als 2 Kharrûba bezeichnet; 2 Stück. Stempelglanz und sehr schön (Ottoman coins of Abdul Aziz, Tunis mint, copper 4 kharub of AH 1283, in the name of Muhammad al-Sadiq, rare, uncirculated and very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 15.00 g, copper, this specimen 14.57 g.
Catalog reference: Fenina 470; KM 158; Ölcer 32.913; Pere -.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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