https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Tunisia_AH_1294_4_piastresTunisia AH 1294 4 piastres - Revision history2026-07-12T07:01:10ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Tunisia_AH_1294_4_piastres&diff=632511&oldid=prevLatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Osnabruck," to "Osnabrück,"2026-04-20T05:02:06Z<p>Text replacement - "Osnabruck," to "Osnabrück,"</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 645 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Osnabruck</del>, Germany, where it sold for 260 euros. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"''OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-HAMÎD KHAN II. (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLHAMIT HAN) 10. SHA’BÂN 1293 - 6. RABÎ II 1327 H. 31. AUGUST 1876 - 27. APRIL 1909, GESTORBEN 10. FEBRUAR 1918 Silberprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 4 Riyal 1294 H., Tûnis. Mit Muhammad as-Sâdiq, Bay von Tûnis 1276-1299. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich'' (Ottoman coins of Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909) and Bey Muhammad al-Sadiq (AH 1276-1299), Tunis mint, silver four riyals of AH 1294, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 645 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Osnabrück</ins>, Germany, where it sold for 260 euros. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"''OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-HAMÎD KHAN II. (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLHAMIT HAN) 10. SHA’BÂN 1293 - 6. RABÎ II 1327 H. 31. AUGUST 1876 - 27. APRIL 1909, GESTORBEN 10. FEBRUAR 1918 Silberprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 4 Riyal 1294 H., Tûnis. Mit Muhammad as-Sâdiq, Bay von Tûnis 1276-1299. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich'' (Ottoman coins of Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909) and Bey Muhammad al-Sadiq (AH 1276-1299), Tunis mint, silver four riyals of AH 1294, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote></div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:TUN_1294_4riyal_kunker-lot645-13Dec2011-EUR260.jpg|550px|thumb|Kunker sale 199, lot 645]]<br />
The coin shown is a silver four piastres from the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, 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. <br />
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This specimen was lot 645 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, where it sold for 260 euros. The catalog description reads: <blockquote>"''OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-HAMÎD KHAN II. (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLHAMIT HAN) 10. SHA’BÂN 1293 - 6. RABÎ II 1327 H. 31. AUGUST 1876 - 27. APRIL 1909, GESTORBEN 10. FEBRUAR 1918 Silberprägungen der Münzstätte Tûnis 4 Riyal 1294 H., Tûnis. Mit Muhammad as-Sâdiq, Bay von Tûnis 1276-1299. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich'' (Ottoman coins of Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909) and Bey Muhammad al-Sadiq (AH 1276-1299), Tunis mint, silver four riyals of AH 1294, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote><br />
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''Recorded mintage'': unknown. <br />
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''Specifications'': 12.80 g, 0.835 fine silver, 0.3436 oz. ASW, this specimen 11.72 g. <br />
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''Catalog reference'': Fenina 496; KM 186; Ölcer 34.843; Pere -. <br />
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''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': <br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
''Link to:''<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1289 2 kharub|AH 1289 2 kharub]]<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1292 4 piastres|AH 1292 4 piastres]]<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1292 1 piastre|AH 1292 1 piastre]]<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1290 2 piastres|AH 1290 2 piastres]]<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1290 5 piastres|AH 1290 gold 5 piastres]]<br />
* [[Tunisia AH 1290 25 piastres|AH 1290 gold 25 piastres]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1877]]<br />
* return to coins of [[Tunisia]]<br />
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[[Category:The Sultan Collection]]</div>Pastakhov