ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Murad IV, AH 1032-1049 / AD 1623-1640. Sultani (Gold, 22 mm, 3.43 g, 12 h), Misr, date off flan. Within a circle, ‘sulṭān al-barrayn / wa khāqān al-baḥrayn / al-sulṭān ibn / al-sulṭān’ (‘The sultan of the two lands and the khaqan of the two seas, Sultan son of Sultan’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘Sulṭān Murād ibn / Aḥmad Khān ʿazza / naṣruhū ḍuriba fī / Miṣr sana / …’ (‘Sultan Murad son of Ahmad Khan. May his victory be honoured. Struck in Misr, year …’ in Arabic). Album 1369. The flan somewhat wavy and with minor marks, otherwise, good very fine.
From a British collection of Ottoman coins, formed in the early 2000s.
Price realized | 200 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |