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Auction 8 24-25 November 2014
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MOROCCO
THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN COINAGE IN MOROCCO. Sidi Mohammed III, AH 1171-1204 (1757-1790).
Mithqal d'or AH 1201 (1786), Madrid. Inscription et date sur deux lignes / Inscription en caractères stylisés. Tranche cordonnée. 16,64g. Fr. 4 ; KM Pn.2 ; Lecompte 1.
Très rare. Très bel exemplaire.
Shortly after the death of Mohammed III, his son Mohammed El Yazid declared war on Spain. The 10,000 gold mithqal pieces held by Count Floridor Blanca were melted down, with only a handful of coins (less than 10) surviving.
MOROCCO
THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN COINAGE IN MOROCCO. Sidi Mohammed III, AH 1171-1204 (1757-1790).
Mithqal d'or AH 1201 (1786), Madrid. Inscription et date sur deux lignes / Inscription en caractères stylisés. Tranche cordonnée. 16,64g. Fr. 4 ; KM Pn.2 ; Lecompte 1.
Très rare. Très bel exemplaire.
Shortly after the death of Mohammed III, his son Mohammed El Yazid declared war on Spain. The 10,000 gold mithqal pieces held by Count Floridor Blanca were melted down, with only a handful of coins (less than 10) surviving.