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al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya gold 1/2 Riyal (2 Sovereigns) AH 1371 (1951/1952) MS66 PCGS, San'a mint, KM-G16.1, Fr-9, Kazan-Unl. By all indications a very scarce type date, represented by only a single other example in sales archives of the past several decades--an NGC MS65, which hammered for 8200 CHF in 2012. Entirely unsurpassed within the certified population, the coin at hand appears essentially absent of any serious marks, its golden surfaces lustrous and entirely original with a noticeably velvety texture, resulting from the preparation of the dies. Wholly covetable, and certainly among the noteworthy rarities of the Mutawakkalite Imams of Yemen.
Ex. Åke Lindèn Collection (Baldwin's Auction 26, August 2014, Lot 891)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/yemen/yemen-al-nasir-ahmad-bin-yahya-gold-1-2-riyal-2-sovereigns-ah-1371-1951-1952-ms66-pcgs-/a/3099-30365.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya gold 1/2 Riyal (2 Sovereigns) AH 1371 (1951/1952) MS66 PCGS, San'a mint, KM-G16.1, Fr-9, Kazan-Unl. By all indications a very scarce type date, represented by only a single other example in sales archives of the past several decades--an NGC MS65, which hammered for 8200 CHF in 2012. Entirely unsurpassed within the certified population, the coin at hand appears essentially absent of any serious marks, its golden surfaces lustrous and entirely original with a noticeably velvety texture, resulting from the preparation of the dies. Wholly covetable, and certainly among the noteworthy rarities of the Mutawakkalite Imams of Yemen.
Ex. Åke Lindèn Collection (Baldwin's Auction 26, August 2014, Lot 891)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/yemen/yemen-al-nasir-ahmad-bin-yahya-gold-1-2-riyal-2-sovereigns-ah-1371-1951-1952-ms66-pcgs-/a/3099-30365.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD