Ottoman Empire. Abdul Aziz with Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey copper Pattern 2 Piastres AH 1281 (1864/5) MS63 Brown NGC, Tunus mint (in Tunisia, produced in Heaton), KM-Pn7. An extremely rare presentation piece or trial, crackling with electric iridescence from beneath its marbled cupric-red and gunmetal surfaces, along with die polish lines, perhaps suggesting a somewhat conservative grade.

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