CNG 85, Lot: 1429. Estimate $200. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SUDAN, Mahdiyya. Abdullah ibn Muhammed, the “Khalifa”. 1885-1899. AR 20 Piastres (38mm, 23.75 g, 1h). Omdurman mint. Dated AH 1304; RY 5 (1886/7). Tughra, “maqbul (accepted money)” in Arabic, and RY in three lines across field; all within ornate double crescent and floral border / Arabic numeral 1, mint formula and AH date; all within ornate double crescent and floral border. KM 7.1. Good VF, areas of toning.