ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Salim II, AH 974-982 / AD 1566-1574. Sultani (Gold, 20 mm, 3.38 g), Dimashq (Damascus), AH 974 = 1566/7. ‘Sulṭān Salīm Shāh / ibn Sulṭān Sulayman Khān / ʿazza naṣruhū ḍuriba / fī Dimashq / sana / 974’ (‘Sultan Salim Shah, son of Sultan Sulayman Khan. May his victory be honoured! Struck in Damascus, year 974’ in Arabic). Rev. ‘ḍārib al-naḍr / ṣāḥib al-ʿizz wa al-naṣr / fī al-barr wa al-baḥr’ (‘Gold striker, owner of glory and victory, in the land and sea’ in Arabic). Album 1324. Slightly wavy, otherwise, good very fine.

From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.