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al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya (Imam Ahmad) gold Riyal AH 1378 (1959) MS63 NGC, Sana'a mint, KM-YG17.2, Fr-8. Obv. Double crescent below accession date AH1367, without incuse Arabic number four above sword handles. Rev. Arabic legend, and inscription with date AH1378. A quite rare off-metal strike, produced with dies of the silver Ahmadi Riyal. The strike is rather uneven, as this piece seems to have been struck over an earlier coin. Fully lustrous, with greenish-gold patina and surfaces revealing only minute marks. A very rare issue and the single finest certified example.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-8000 USD
al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya (Imam Ahmad) gold Riyal AH 1378 (1959) MS63 NGC, Sana'a mint, KM-YG17.2, Fr-8. Obv. Double crescent below accession date AH1367, without incuse Arabic number four above sword handles. Rev. Arabic legend, and inscription with date AH1378. A quite rare off-metal strike, produced with dies of the silver Ahmadi Riyal. The strike is rather uneven, as this piece seems to have been struck over an earlier coin. Fully lustrous, with greenish-gold patina and surfaces revealing only minute marks. A very rare issue and the single finest certified example.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-8000 USD