ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Murad IV, AH 1032-1049 / AD 1623-1640. Sultani (Gold, 21 mm, 3.33 g, 5 h), Misr, AH 1032 = AD 1623. 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 / 1032’ (‘Sultan Murad son of Ahmad Khan. May his victory be honoured. Struck in Misr, year 1032’ in Arabic). Album 1369. Slightly clipped and with minor scratches, otherwise, very fine.
From a British collection of Ottoman coins, formed in the early 2000s.
Price realized | 420 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |