1 Mahmudi - Ghalib
Features
| Issuer |
Sharifate of Mecca
(Saudi Arabia)  |
|---|---|
| Emir |
Ghalib ibn Musa'id (1788-1813)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1223 (1808) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Mahmudi |
| Currency | Mahmudi |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 17.18 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 104362 |
| References | KM# B3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Mint name and bird. Dot in between.
Script: Arabic
Lettering: مكه
Translation: Mecca
Reverse
Date repeated twice and fish between dates
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
١٢٢٣
١٢٢٣
Translation:
1223
1223
Comments
According to Stephen Album: "Struck circa AH1223-1230 possibly by Muslim manufacturers from India that came to Arabia to prepare these coins as they are rather heavy and resemble contemporary copper paisas of western India."
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1223 (1808) | ١٢٢٣ | ||||||||||||||
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