View source for Morocco AH 1314-Pa 2-1/2 dirhams

[[Image:Morocco SB119-43749o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43749]]
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This specimen was lot 43749 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MOROCCO. 2-1/2 Dirhams, AH 1314 (1896). PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. Finest graded at PCGS. Gem example with full silky luster and gorgeous colorful toning." The ruler Abdul al-Aziz succeeded his father Hassan I in AH 1311. He continued having coins struck in Paris, and added issues struck in London and Berlin. The denominations were mazunas and dirhams, with one dirham = 50 mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was one rial, which was equal to ten dirhams. During this time, the ruler was honored on the coins not directly by name, but by an word or expression that alluded to him. This type was struck in Paris for AH 1314-1318.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 344,000.

''Specification:'' 7.27 g, 0.835 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-Y11.2; Lec-138; Gad-44. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, ''Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Morocco AH 1313-Pa 1/2 dirham|AH 1313-Pa ½ dirham]]
* [[Morocco AH 1313-Be dirham]]
* [[Morocco AH 1314-Be 5 dirhams|AH 1314 5 dirhams, Berlin mint]]
* [[Morocco AH 1314-Pa 5 dirhams|AH 1314 5 dirhams, Paris mint]]
* [[Morocco AH 1316-Pa 2-1/2 dirhams|AH 1316 2½ dirhams, Paris mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1896]]
* return to coins of [[Morocco]]

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