SUDAN:LOT of 4 countermarked Turkish silver 20 kurush coins: (1) Abdul Aziz, AH1277 year 1, countermarked with two deep stamps, one plain, one floral (2) Abdul Mejid, AH1255 year 9, countermarked with either the English letter M, or if held sideways, the Arabic number "4" (3) Abdul Hamid II, AH1293 year 1, counntermarked with the Arabic name saraj or sharah or something similar, plus a star (misread as Fashir in the cited publication); and (4) Abdul Hamid II, AH 1293 year 2, countermarked abd Allah / ahmad, with small floral design below; published in Spink's Numismatic Circular in July 1994, these pieces, #5, 6, 7, and 8, all were reported found in 1989 in Khartoum; all are probably unique lot of 4 pieces. The countermarks are believed to be merchant chopmarks applied to confirm the silver value of the host coin.
Estimate: USD 450 - 600