Selim III, Half-Zeri Mahbub, Misr 1203h, ba, 1.25g/12h (Lec. 20; KM 151; ICV 3446). Peripheral weakness, small edge split, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Coins of Ottoman Egypt.

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Struck during the French occupation of Egypt; the letter ba is believed to stand for Bonaparte.