Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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MOROCCO. Silver 5 Dirhams Essai (Pattern), AH 1384 (1965). NGC MS-65.
KM-E46; Gad-99. Purported mintage: 200. The only example listed on the NGC population. The "Test Coin" written in Arabic on the reverse above denomination. A sharply struck and nicely preserved survivor exhibiting frosty devices and semi-reflective fields somewhat subdued by light mottled patina, but retains much flash and brilliance. A neat low mintage issue sure to add depth to any collection of patterns or Islamic related issues.
Estimate: $2800.00- $3200.00
KM-E46; Gad-99. Purported mintage: 200. The only example listed on the NGC population. The "Test Coin" written in Arabic on the reverse above denomination. A sharply struck and nicely preserved survivor exhibiting frosty devices and semi-reflective fields somewhat subdued by light mottled patina, but retains much flash and brilliance. A neat low mintage issue sure to add depth to any collection of patterns or Islamic related issues.
Estimate: $2800.00- $3200.00