CNG 100, Lot: 637. Estimate $750. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Ottomans. Selim III. AH 1203-1222 / AD 1789-1807. AV Yarım Zeri Mahbub (22mm, 1.30 g, 12h). Misr (Cairo) mint. Dated AH 1203 (accession year) and RY 14 (AD 1803/4). Sultan –; Pere –; KM 151 (French Occupation); Friedberg 3 (French Occupation). VF, toned. Rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Scott E. Cordry, April 1996.