Algeria AH 1162 1/4 sultani

Sincona sale 38, lot 1025

This specimen was lot 1025 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Mahmud I. 1143-1168 AH (1730-1754) 1/4 Sultani 1162 AH (1748). Jazâir Sehr schön. (Algeria, Mahmud I (1730-54), gold quarter sultani of 1748, Very fine.)"

The sultani may have been intended to compete with the Venetian ducat familiar throughout the Mediterranean but we doubt the bey had access to enough gold to make a serious dent. Very similar half sultanis from Tunisia also exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.75-0.85 g, gold, this specimen 0.75 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-26, Pere 542, KM 18.

Sources:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• Algeria AH 982 sultani
• Tunisia AH 1141 1/2 sultani
• AH 1154 ¼ sultani
• Algeria AH 1172 sultani
• Coins and currency dated 1748
• return to coins of Algeria