Yemen AH 1344 45 khumsi
The Qu'aiti State of the Hadhramaut is an area in the eastern part of present-day Yemen. The coinage is similar to that of the Kathiri State of Seiyun & Tarim, from which the Qu'aiti State of Hadhramaut separated in about 1925, claiming independence from the Kathiri sultan. It later formed part of the Protectorate of South Arabia, which was eventually annexed by South Arabia, and became part of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen. This specimen was lot 1021 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "QU'AITI STATE OF HADHRAMAUT: Saleh 'Ubayd b. Abdat, 1920-1939, AR 45 khumsi, al-Ghurfa, AH1344, fabulous condition, NGC graded MS65."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-105.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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