Tunisia AH 1244 piastre

Steve Album sale 39, lot 2356

This specimen was lot 2356 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TUNIS: Mahmud II, 1808-1839, AR piastre, Tunis, AH1244, an attractive mint state example! PCGS graded MS63." This type was struck AH 1240-55 in the name of Mahmud II in Constantinople. Sixteen kharub made a riyal or piastre.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, 11.0-11.5 g.

Catalog reference: KM-90.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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