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LOT 3501
Ottoman Empire. Selim III AR Para. Dated Year 1 [AH 1203 (AD 1789)]. Islambul mint.
Tughra (type 1) / ١ ضرب في إسلمبول ١٢٠٣ (mintmark and year). OC 28-023-01. Very Fine. Traces of incuse of reverse on obverse.(0.29gr, 15mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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