Name: Auction: Ottoman Empire, Mustafa III (1757-1774), gold Double Zeri Mahbub - Krause plate coin
Brand: Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Price: 8000 GBP
Availability: InStock

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s marks the 125th edition of its Ancient, British and World Coin Auction, meticulously curated by in-house specialists. The sale spans Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Celtic, British, World and Islamic sections. &nbsp;Ancient highlights include two Ptolemaic Gold Octodrachms, an exceptional Dold Double decadrachm of Agathokles, a Siculo-Punic tetradrachm, and an extremely rare Carausius denarius recorded on the PAS. Celtic material ranges from a Bronze Age lock-ring to gold staters of Gaul and Britain, culminating in a superb ‘Classic’ Cunobelin stater. Within the British coin section, notable pieces include Anglo-Saxon pennies and hammered gold such as an Edward III Quarter-Noble, Elizabeth I Quarter Angel and pledge penny—and important hammered silver of Edward I, Henry VII, Henry VIII and Edward VI. Milled items include a lovely George II Two Guineas and the third tranche from 'The Frank Waley Collection', featuring a 1663 Charles II Shilling NGC MS63 and Victoria Gothic Crowns to PF65. World coins present a date run of Brazilian 960 Reis of João VI, early Hong Kong issues, rare Medieval Indian gold Gadyanas, the finest known Saladin commemorative Pound, a Genoese Quintuple Doppia AU58, and a Mint State Paul I Rouble and the Islamic section includes fine selections of dinars and rare Artuqid bronzes, capped by a stunning Ottoman Double Zeri Mahbub.

1796 George III 4 Reales Oval Countermark 

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Ancient, British & World Coins - Auction 125

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Ottoman Empire, Mustafa III (AH 1171-1187 / 1757-1774 AD), gold scyphate Double Zeri Mahbub, AH 1171 / 1757 AD, Misr, 5.09g (KM 111 - plate coin; Pere 620; A. -). In NGC holder graded AU Details – Plugged (8222234-001).This extremely rare coin is struck with single Zeri Mahbub dies on a double weight gold flan. Coins of this unusual type were known to have been struck for presentation in Egypt. Only a few of these rare pieces survive. On the market, there was only one other piece aside from this one that was ever offered for sale. This is an incredibly rare item for any advanced collectors of the Ottoman series. &nbsp;

Ottoman Empire, Mustafa III (1757-1774), gold Double Zeri Mahbub - Krause plate coin

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