1⁄40 Riyal - Ahmad Bronze; large "Sanaa" and with "Sana"

Features

Issuer	Mutawakkilite Kingdom (North Yemen)
King	Ahmad bin Yahya (1948-1962)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1368-1377 (1949-1958)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	1⁄40 Rial
Currency	Rial (1918-1974)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	6.8 g
Diameter	26.7 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 11746
References	Y# 12.1 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , Schön# 10 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Crescent below Accession date 1367

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الله
نصر
١٣٦٧
أحمد الحميد الدين
امير المؤمنين الناصر الدين الله رب العالمين

Translation:
God, Victory
1367
Ahmad al-Hamid al-Din
King of the believers Nasir al-Din, God Lord of the Worlds

Reverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
ضرب بصنعا
الله
لا اله الا
سنة
١٣٧٤
ربع عشر

Translation:
Struck in Sana'a
There's no god but God
Year 1374
One Fortieth

Edge

Plain

Comments

Some dates exist on thinner planchets and weight varies

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Date	VF	XF		Frequency
Undetermined
1368 (1949)		$ 3.80	١٣٦٨	12%
1368 (1949)			١٣٦٨ with wrong accession date ١٣٧٧٦	1.3%
1369 (1950)			١٣٦٩	7%
1370 (1951)			١٣٧٠	12%
1371 (1952)			١٣٧١	6%
1372 (1953)		$ 27	١٣٧٢	10%
1373 (1954)	$ 5.20	$ 7.40	١٣٧٣	32%
1373 (1954) 1			١٣٧٣/١	2.0%
1373 (1954) 2			١٣٧٣/٢	2%
1374 (1955)	$ 5.60	$ 5.60	١٣٧٤	33%
1375 (1956) 4	$ 12		١٣٧٥/٤	18%
1377 (1958)	$ 5.80		١٣٧٧ Requires Confirmation	9%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 149 Lot 3081	8 Feb 2025	1377 (1958) – ١٣٧٧ Requires Confirmation	VF	USD 13.86 (EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 158 Lot 2336	14 May 2025	Undetermined	VF	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 152 Lot 2168	8 Mar 2025	Undetermined	VF	Unsold The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 3080	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	VF	USD 15.02 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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