Iraq AH 1231 5 para

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72017

This specimen was lot 72017 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ. 5 Para, AH 1231 (1815). Governor Sa'id Pasa. NGC VF-30. Variety with governor's name inside octogram. A well detailed and wholesome circulated coin with some roughness to the edges (as made)." The SCWC says the governor was beheaded for issuing this coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-85.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• Iraq AH 1223(26) 5 kurush
• Coins and currency dated 1815