Ottoman Empire. Selim II. AH 974-982 / AD 1566-1574. AV Dinar (34mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Tilimsan (Tlemcen) mint. Dated AH 974 (AD 1566/7). EF.CNG Islamic Auction 2 Post-Mongol Dynasties, Ottoman Empire and the East, Gold Sold For $ 4 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Ottoman Empire. Selim II. AH 974-982 / AD 1566-1574. AV Dinar (34mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Tilimsan (Tlemcen) mint. Dated AH 974 (AD 1566/7). Obverse margin: Date written in numerals, fineness given as khams ‘ashra qirat (i.e. 15/24 carat gold)
Obverse field: Sahib al-nasr / wa’l-‘adl wa zayn aman / al-Sultan / Salim ibn / al-Sultan Sulayman / Reverse margin: Tilimsan - sanat arb‘a - wa saba‘in - wa tisa‘ mi’at
Reverse field: malik al-barrayn / wa’l-bahrayn wa’l-Sham / wa’l-‘Iraqayn khalad / Allah mulkahu. Bates 3; Artuk 1602; Album M1324; cf. Künker 231 (16 March 2013), lot 9538. EF. Extremely rare. |