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Xinjiang Rebellions. Ya'qub Beg. AH 1282-1294 / AD 1865-1877. Cast Æ 50-Cash (38.6mm, 25.43 g, 12h). Struck in the name of the Ottoman Sultan Abdül Aziz. Kucha mint. Dated AH 1285 (AD 1868/9). Near VF.
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Islamic Auction 9
Live bidding begins Apr 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM BST
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Xinjiang Rebellions. Ya'qub Beg. AH 1282-1294 / AD 1865-1877. Cast Æ 50-Cash (38.6mm, 25.43 g, 12h). Struck in the name of the Ottoman Sultan Abdül Aziz. Kucha mint. Dated AH 1285 (AD 1868/9). sanat khams wa thamanin min ba’d hijrat risala, al-Sultan / ‘Abd al- ‘Aziz / Khan 85 in three lines / fi darb / madinat / Kucha in three lines. Traces of mounting at 12h. Near VF. Very rare.
Like Ya‘qub Beg’s gold tillas, this rare and interesting piece was issued in the name of the distant Ottoman Sultan Abdül Aziz. Ya‘qub captured the city of Kucha late in AH 1284 or early in AH 1285, and this commemorative issue probably marks this event. The date ‘8’ is repeated in words and numerals and is unambiguous
The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 9 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 24-25 April 2025.
Islamic Auction 9 – Session Two – Lots 256–529 will be held Thursday afternoon, 25 April 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM GMT.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
Like Ya‘qub Beg’s gold tillas, this rare and interesting piece was issued in the name of the distant Ottoman Sultan Abdül Aziz. Ya‘qub captured the city of Kucha late in AH 1284 or early in AH 1285, and this commemorative issue probably marks this event. The date ‘8’ is repeated in words and numerals and is unambiguous
The final winners of all CNG Islamic Auction 9 lots will be determined during the live sale that will be held on 24-25 April 2025.
Islamic Auction 9 – Session Two – Lots 256–529 will be held Thursday afternoon, 25 April 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM GMT.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
