Tunisia, Beylik of Tunis. 'Abdul Mejid I (Sultan of the Ottoman Empire) with Muhammad Bey AV 100 Piastres. Tunis mint, AH 1272 = AD 1855. Sultan name in three lines within wreath / Bey name, mint, Arabic date and denomination within wreath. KM 129; Friedberg 1. 19.61g, 33mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine; minor surface marks. Extremely Rare; one of only three examples auctioned in the past 20 years.
From the collection of GK;
Ex Sincona AG, Auction 31, 24 October 2016, lot 97.