Ottoman Empire. Anonymous (possibly Tunisia?). Countermarked AR 4-Reales (28.1mm, 12.02 g). Coin fine, countermark VF.

Islamic Auction 7 - Session One
Lot: 195.
Closing Date: Oct 24 2024 11:00 GMT

Rum and Anatolia, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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Ottoman Empire. Anonymous (possibly Tunisia?). Countermarked AR 4-Reales (28.1mm, 12.02 g). A cob 4-Reales of Felipe IV, uncertain mint, dated 164x, with Ottoman countermark applied in angle of cross,apparently reading duri- / ba / 46 within square linear frame with outer border of dots . Wilski –; cf Stacks Bowers NYINC Auction (17 January 2020), lot 21095 (a comparably countermarked 8-Reales assigned to Tunisia). Coin fine, countermark VF. Very rare.


Closing Date and Time: at 15:04:40 ET.