ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Salim II, AH 974-982 / AD 1566-1574. Sultani (Gold, 19 mm, 3.47 g, 9 h), Misr, AH 974 = 1566/7. Within a circle, ‘Sulṭān Salīm / ibn Sulayman Khān / ʿazza naṣruhū ḍuriba fī / Miṣr sana / 974’ (‘Sultan Salim son of Sulayman Khan. May his victory be honoured! Struck in Misr, year 974’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘ḍārib al-naḍr / ṣāḥib al-ʿizz wa al-naṣr fī / al-barr wa al-baḥr’ (‘Gold striker, owner of glory and victory, in the land and sea’ in Arabic). Album 1324. Struck on a somewhat short flan, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Asha & Ardeshir Dabestani Collection, ex Album 23, 10 September 2015, 316.