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© A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd
⅙ Rupee - Ghalib
1215 (1801) year| Silver | 1.83 g | - |
| Issuer | Sharifate of Mecca (Saudi Arabia) |
|---|---|
| Emir | Ghalib ibn Musa'id (1788-1813) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1215 (1801) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | ⅙ Rupee |
| Currency | Mahmudi |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.83 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#115324 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Date
Script: Arabic
Lettering:
١٢١٥
سنه
Translation: Year 1215
Comment
Listed as a "Unit" in KrausePreviously KM#6 under "Saudi Arabia - Mecca"
Rare
Value of "1/6 Rupee" is according to:
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=297&lot=763
and was sold for 7000 GBP in 2012.
Krause (1701-1800) uses a similar pic for this coin in the 3rd edition (2002), no pic in 4th (2007) and 5th editions (2010), then uses this pic for KM#B5 with a wrong pic of KM#A3 for this coin (KM#3).
KM#B5 is supposed to be of billon while this is the only coin listed as silver, hence attributing this pic to this coin.
Interesting fact
The ⅙ Rupee - Ghalib 1215 (1801) coin from the Sharifate of Mecca (Saudi Arabia) is interesting because it was made of silver, which was a valuable and widely used metal in currency at the time.
