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Auction 31 24 October 2016
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OTTOMAN TUNIS
Transitional Coinage
With the name Ali Bey (1299-1320ah / 1882-1902ce)
4 riyals 1307ah (1890ce) AR 12.10g Fen 538, KM 208 Fdc
Beginning with the year 1298ah (1881ce), during the regency of Muhammed al-Sadiq Bey, the name of the Ottoman Sultan no longer appears on Tunisian coins. Henceforth, only the name of the reigning Bey is to be read on the obverse. The French Protectorate was founded that same year although decimal coinage was not introduced until 1308ah (1891ce).