SINKIANG: Ya'qub Beg, 1864-1877, AR ½ miscal (5 fen) (1.81g), Kashghar, AH1291//1290, Y-37-1.1, Zeno-84276 (this piece), citing the Ottoman sultan Abdul Aziz, lovely well-centered strike, rare date, VF-EF, RR. All coins of Ya'qub Beg bear the name of the then current Ottoman sultan, whom he recognized as overlord in order to assure protection against both the Russians and Chinese during the period of the "The Great Game " in Central Asia.
Estimate: 90-110 USD