Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Rial - Selim III without 'sanah'
| Issuer | Beylik of Tunis |
|---|---|
| Year | 1792-1807 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1 Rial |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic tughra-style honorific legend arranged in four horizontal bands within a plain inner border, all enclosed by a bold beaded outer border. The inscription reads the full Ottoman royal titulature of Sultan Selim III, proclaiming him Sultan of the Two Lands and Khagan of the Two Seas. The lettering is rendered in a robust, hand-engraved calligraphic style typical of late 18th-century Ottoman hammered coinage. No figural imagery is present, the design being entirely epigraphic in character. The overall style reflects the provincial Tunisian adaptation of standard Ottoman coin iconography. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | سلطان البرين وخاقان البحرين السلطان سليم خان عز نصره (Translation: Sultan of the 2 lands and 2 seas Sultan Selim Khan May he be victorious) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Selim III's reform program, the Nizam-ı Cedid, was financed partly through aggressive manipulation of the billon coinage issued across Ottoman dependencies, including Tunis. The Beylik struck these rials under its semi-autonomous monetary authority, and the omission of the regnal year — the "sanah" — distinguishes this subtype from KM#72.1, likely reflecting a deliberate die preparation shortcut rather than a policy change.
Billon content varied considerably across this period as the Tunisian treasury struggled with silver shortages exacerbated by Mediterranean trade disruption during the French Revolutionary Wars.