Catalog - SINCONA Auction 31

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Lot of 18 (AR) nasri Fen 13ff, KM 34 mostly vf or better
a. 1115ah (3 coins)
b. 1116ah
c. 1117 (4 coins, one has verdigris)
d. 1119 (3 coins)
e. 1124 (2 coins)
f. 1125 (3 coins)
g. 1127 (3 coins)

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Lot of 18 copper minors of different sultans including a few rarities f-vf a. bourbine nd unpublished? f-vf Muhammed III (1003-1012ah / 1595-1603ce)
b. burbe [10]33ah Val 2 f-vf Murad IV (1032-1049ah / 1623-1640ce)
c. bourbine nd unpublished -vf Muhammed IV (1058-1099ah / 1648-1687ce)
Ex Elsen 56:840 d. 3 burben [1]060 Val 3 f-vf
e. 3 burben [10]75 A 1390B f-vf
f. 3 burben [10]78 A 1390 f minted in Tarabulus Gharb (Libya)
g. 3 burben 1085 (2 coins) A 1390B f-vf & -f
h. 3 burben 1088 cf.A 1390B vf
i. 3 burben 1114 (3 coins) KM 30 f-vf Mustafa II (1106-1115ah / 1695-1703ce)
j. 3 burben 1115 KM 30 f
k. 3 burben (5 coins) --- f-vf

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sultani 1148ah (1735ce) AU KM 45 RRRR vf-xf 3.47 g.

Only the years 1051 and 1055 have been published for this type. Cf. Damali-TU-A2. According to Stephen Album, this piece is probably unique. Ex Album 23:338

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2 kharub 1155ah (1742ce) Bi Fen 42, KM 44.2 rare date -vf (weakness) 2.38 g.

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2 kharub 1156ah (1743ce) Bi Fen 43, KM 44.2 rare date vf 2.82 g.

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Two small, seemingly elusive coins of Mahmud I. Lot of 2 extremely rare coins:
a. ½ kharub 1162ah (1748ce) Bi Fen 52, KM-A40 vf (weakness) RRR
b. bourbine 11[4]7ah (1734ce) Ae apparently unpublished vf+ 0.73g RRR 0.36 g.

The second coin has a very small, almost illegible date. Once again, the description above is based on an educated guess.
Cf. Fenina, pages 59f.

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Lot of 10 coins: ¼ riyal Bi Fen 33f, KM 42 all f-vf with legible dates
a. 1147ah
b. 1148ah (3 coins)
c. 1149ah (4 coins)
d. 1150ah (2 coins)

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Lot of 5 coins: 2 kharub Bi all vf-xf, all are scarce issues
a. 1151ah Fen 39, KM 44.1 -xf w/ "duriba"
b. 1152ah KM 44.1 -xf
c. 1152ah KM 44.2 -xf w/o "duriba"
d. 1153ah Fen 40, KM 44.2 -vf
e. 1154ah Fen 41, KM 44.2 xf+

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Lot of 23 coins: kharub mostly vf-xf
a. 1152ah (4 coins) Fen 44, KM 46
b. 1153ah Fen 45
c. 1163ah (3 coins) Fen 47
d. 1164ah (5 coins) Fen 48
e. 1165ah Fen 49
f. 1166ah (2 coins) Fen 50
g. 1167ah (7 coins) Fen 51, KM 49

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sultani 1186ah (1772ce) AU Fen 79, KM 54 RR vf+ 2.60 g.

Ex Spink 133:166

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½ sultani 1182ah (1768ce) AU NP 631, KM 58 R -vf (holed) 1.19 g.

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½ sultani 1185ah (1771ce) AU NP 631, Fen 80 R -xf (holed) 1.20 g.

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½ sultani 1186ah (1772ce) AU NP 631 R -xf (holed) 1.15 g.

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½ sultani 1187ah (1773ce) AU Fen 82, KM 58var R, date below -xf (holed) 1.26 g.

These gold coins, above, are genuine but were holed in order to affix them to a piece of traditional Tunisian jewelry.

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Lot of 7 counterfeit gold coins: mostly ½ sultani made of red gold (40-50%), all are holed vf-xf
a. 1128ah
b. 1185ah
c. 1186ah
d. 1188ah (2 coins)
e. Hafsid "dinar" (2 coins, one made of yellow gold, the other of gilt silver)

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Lot of 3 coins, all of these dates are rare:
a. riyal 1181ah (1767ce) Bi Fen 84, KM 57 f-vf
b. riyal 1182ah (1768ce) Bi Fen 85, KM 57 -vf
c. riyal 1183ah (1769ce) Bi NP 645 -xf (weakness)

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Lot of 2 coins, both have the same date: -xf (weakness)
a. riyal 1185ah (1771ce) Bi Fen 87, KM 57 xf (clipped, small flan crack)
b. riyal 1185ah (1771ce) Bi Fen 87, KM 57 -vf

This second coin was struck on a larger than average flan and has a plain edge.It could possibly be a contemporary forgery.

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Lot of 2 coins, the second one is rare:
a. riyal 1186ah (1772ce) Bi Fen 88, KM 57 vf+
b. riyal 1187ah (1773ce) Bi Fen 89, KM 57 -vf

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8 kharub 1188ah (1774ce) Bi Fen 92, KM 59 RR -vf (weakness) 7.01 g.

This coin was minted posthumously after Mustafas death in 1187ah because, more than likely, the news of his passing did not reach the Tunis Mint on time. Cf. also lot #41(n).