CNG 87, Lot: 2064. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ZANZIBAR, Sultanate. Sayyid Ali bin Hamud al-Busaid. AH 1320-1329 / AD 1902-1911. Æ 10 Cents (31mm, 9.38 g, 31h). Dated 1908. Legend in Arabic / Palm tree; dragon-headed monsters entwined at base; denomination across field. KM 9. EF, brown surfaces, a few light marks.

From the HLT Collection.