World Coins

Selim III, Half-Zeri Mahbub, Misr 1203h, ba, 1.28g/12h (Lec. 20; KM 151; ICV 3446). Two edge splits, some minor weakness otherwise very fine, very rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Coins of Ottoman Egypt.

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Struck during the French occupation of Egypt; the letter ba is believed to stand for Bonaparte.