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Auction: 7018 - Dr R Ferrari English Crowns, R Wilson Scottish Coins, A Louise Irish Coins, K MacKenzie Ottoman Coins & Other Propertie
Lot: 614

Saudi Arabia, Hejaz and Nedj, Husain ibn ´Ali (1916-24), AE proof pattern Riyal (20-Piastres), struck in USA, but with mint name Mecca, AH1340, with COPY stamped on obverse margin at 4 o´clock; regular coinage, AE 1/2-, 1/4-Piastre, both Mecca, AH1334 / 5; Ibn Sa´ud (1905-53), silvered AE 1/2-Piastre (3), Hejaz, AH1343, al-Faisal al Saud to right of tughra, one overstruck on different issue, AE 1/4-Piastre (4), same mint and date, one overstruck on 1/2-Piastre of Husain ibn ´Ali, AE 1/2-Piastre, AH1344 / 2 , cupro-nickel 1/2-Piastre, AH1344; Riyal (3), Mecca, AH1354, 1370; Faisal (1964-75), cupro-nickel 50-, 25-, 10-, 5-Halala, AH1392 (KM.1, 2.2, 3, 5, 18, 22, 23, cf.KM.30, 45, 46, 48, 51), the pattern uncirculated as struck, 1/2 and 1/4-Piastres mostly very fine to extremely fine, others about uncirculated (19) Estimate £ 220-280 The pattern Riyal and a 1/2-Piastre of ibn Saud illustrated . The pattern Riyal was made in the USA in the 1960s

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