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[[Image:Tunisia S31-0105.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 31, lot 105]]

The coin shown is a gold hundred piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid, minted in Tunis. After AH 1272, all coins mentioned the local ruler (or Bey) of Tunis, along with the Ottoman sultan. [[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 lot 105 in Sincona sale 31 (Zurich, October 2016), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$890 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Abdul Mejid (1255-1277ah/1839-1861ce) 5 riyals 1276ah (1859ce) AU RRR, unpublished date -xf." This type of AH 1272-1275 is from the first series of milled gold coinage in Tunisia.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': .98 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.028 oz AGW, this specimen 0.92 g.

''Catalog reference'': KM 122 (unlisted date).

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'':
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, ''Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Tunisia AH 1276 25 piastres|AH 1276 25 piastres]]
* [[Tunisia AH 1276 100 piastres|AH 1276 100 piastres]]
* [[Tunisia AH 1277 100 piastres|AH 1277 100 piastres]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1859]]
* return to coins of [[Tunisia]]

[[Category:Gold coins of Africa]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'':
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, ''Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter and Ralph W. Miller, ''Tunisian Coins and Medals: The Miller Collection, Auction 31,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
 ''Link to:''

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 The coin shown is a gold hundred piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid, minted in Tunis. After AH 1272, all coins mentioned the local ruler (or Bey) of Tunis, along with the Ottoman sultan. [[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 lot 105 in Sincona sale 31 (Zurich, October 2016), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$890 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Abdul Mejid (1255-1277ah/1839-1861ce) 5 riyals 1276ah (1859ce) AU RRR, unpublished date -xf." This type of AH 1272-1275 is from the first series of milled gold coinage in Tunisia.
+This specimen was lot 105 in Sincona sale 31 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$890 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "OTTOMAN TUNIS | Abdul Mejid (1255-1277ah/1839-1861ce) 5 riyals 1276ah (1859ce) AU RRR, unpublished date -xf." This type of AH 1272-1275 is from the first series of milled gold coinage in Tunisia.
 ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.