WORLDWIDE: LOT of 17 coins of the Middle East, mostly superior quality: Egypt: 20 para 1277/9 (Cairo mint, 2 pcs, both VF); AR 10 qirsh 1293/30 (EF, scratched); AR 2 qirsh 1327/2 (choice AU) and 1327-H/3 (AU); and AR 5 qirsh 1327/2 (AU, cleaned); Hejaz & Nejd: ¼ ghirsh AH1344 (AU, tiny edge nick); ½ ghirsh AH1344 (AU); and ghirsh AH1344 (EF, rim corrosion); and Iraq: 1 fils 1938/AH1356 (EF-AU, minor porosity); 2 fils 1931/AH1349 (EF); 4 fils 1933/AH1352 (choice EF), and 1938/AH1357 (2 pcs, both nice EF); and 50 fils 1938/AH1357 (2 pcs, both choice AU), and 1938-I/AH1357 (AU, surface hairlines); retail value $525, lot of 17 pieces.

Estimate: USD 300-375