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KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN & TARIM: Ghalib ibn Muhsin al-Kathir, 1830-1880, AE khumsi, Tarim, AH1258. P

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KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN & TARIM: Ghalib ibn Muhsin al-Kathir, 1830-1880, AE khumsi, Tarim, AH1258. P
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KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN & TARIM: Ghalib ibn Muhsin al-Kathir, 1830-1880, AE khumsi, Tarim, AH1258, KM-205, Eastern Aden Protectorate, semi-prooflike fields, PCGS graded MS63 RB, RRR.

The finest known example in our opinion and extremely rare in mint state quality!

An interesting note from Vladimir Suchy on Zeno.ru (Zeno-202600):
"Káthirí sultán was not an issuer is this (token) coinage, but it was al-Káff sayyid of Tarím. Coinage was modeled on pattern of "merchant tokens" known in SE Asia (Singapore etc.). Struck was just one denomination colloquially called "sayf wa mízán" (i.e. sword and scales), though of different weights - initially coins were heavier. Known are machine and hand struck coins, the former struck abroad, probably at Soho mint, and hand struck were made locally, either officially at Tarím or "privately" as counterfeits."