China
Xinjiang (Sinkiang) Rebellions. temp. Ya'qub Beg gold Tilla AH 1291 (1874/5) MS60 ANACS, Kashgar mint, cf. KM-C37-2.3 (weight standard), A-M3090.2 (R), L&M-1047var (date). Second Weight Standard. Citing Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz as overlord. Edging on technical perfection despite the assigned grade, the striking perfectly centered and fully original, entirely free of waviness, flatness, or punctures. By all measures the perfect type coin, and the absolute finest we can locate coming to auction in recent decades. A must for the connoisseur of Chinese and Islamic coins alike!
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 3000-4000 USD