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Yemen - Part 4: Ahmad b. Yahya, 1948-1962, Type Set

Category:  World Coins
Last Modified:  11/2/2020
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Ahmad bin Yahya Hamidaddin
Ahmad's ruthless, arbitrary and inconsistent rule made him the subject of a coup attempt, frequent assassination attempts and eventually lead to the downfall of the kingdom shortly after his death. His enemies ranged from ambitious family members to forward-looking pan-Arabists and Republicans and from them he was given the name "Ahmad the devil." He remained surprisingly popular among his subjects, particularly the northern tribesmen from whom he had the name "Big Turban." For his remarkable ability to narrowly escape numerous assassination attempts, he was known as al-Djinn.


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View Coin 1/80 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1368-AH1382, Y# 11.1, bronze YEMEN 1/80R AH1374(1955) Yemen NGC MS 65 RB
View Coin 1/80 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1374-AH1380, Y# 11a, aluminum YEMEN 1/80R AH1375(1956) Yemen F.A.O. NGC MS 65
View Coin 1/80 Ahmadi Riyal, ND (ca.1956), Y# 18, aluminum YEMEN 1/80R AH1367(1948) Yemen 1956 LEBANON ISSUE NGC MS 66
View Coin 1/80 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1380, Y# 11.3, bronze struck with 1/4 Ahmadi dies YEMEN 1/80R AH(13)80 Yemen 1/4 AHMADI RIYAL DIES NGC AU 58 BN YEMEN: Imam Ahmad, 1948-1962, AE 1/80 riyal, AH(13)80, Y-11.3, struck with dies for ¼ riyal, Y-15, choice VF, RR. (more...)
View Coin 1/40 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1368-AH1377, Y# 12.1, bronze, large "sanaa" YEMEN 1/40R AH1373(1954) Yemen NGC MS 65 RB
View Coin 1/40 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1371-AH1377, Y# 12a.1, aluminum, large "sanaa" YEMEN 1/40R AH1375(1956) Yemen ALUMINUM - LARGE SANA NGC MS 65
View Coin 1/40 Ahmadi Riyal, ND (ca.1956), Y# 19, aluminum YEMEN 1/40R AH1367(1948) Yemen 1956 LEBANON ISSUE NGC MS 66
View Coin 1/16 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1367-AH1374, Y# 13, silver YEMEN 1/16R AH1374(1955) Yemen NGC XF 40
View Coin 1/16 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1367-AH1374, Y# 13.1, mule with 1/8 Ahmadi dies, silver YEMEN 1/16R AH1374(1955) Yemen MULE NGC MS 64
View Coin 1/8 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1367, Y# unlisted, round, silver YEMEN 1/8AR AH1367(1948) Yemen ROUND PLANCHET NGC AU 55 YEMEN: Ahmad b. Yahya, 1948-1962, AR 1/8 ahmadi riyal, San'a, AH1367, Y-—, Zeno-114362 (same dies), this appears to be the 2nd known specimen, with the example of Zeno the other one confirmed, clearly one of the greatest rarities of the 20th century! NGC graded AU55, RRRR. Vladimir Suchy has described this important piece on Zeno: "I can just assume, that imám Ahmad decided to re-introduce to Yemení monetary system 1/8th riyál (and introduce 1/16 th and 1/2 riyál!). Circular flan was soon abandoned, and to distinguish it better from then circulated 1/10th riyál and 1/4 riyál, the pentagonal flan was choosed. In AH1368 there was another short-lived attempt to distinguish 1/8th from 1/16th (riyál) ahmadí by introducing hexagonal flan." The hexagonal type is Y-14a, another failed attempt to override the pentagonal 1/8 riyal already commenced in AH1367. (more...)
View Coin 1/8 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1368, Y# 14a, hexagonal, silver YEMEN 1/8AR AH1368(1949) Yemen NGC FINE Details
View Coin 1/8 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1367-AH1380, Y# 14, pentagonal, silver YEMEN 1/8R AH1380(1960) Yemen NGC MS 65
View Coin 1/4 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1367-AH1380, Y# 15, silver YEMEN 1/4R AH1377(1958) Yemen 77/5 NGC MS 64
View Coin 1/2 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1377-AH1382, Y# 16.2, silver YEMEN 1/2AR AH1379(1960) Yemen NGC MS 64
View Coin 1 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1367-AH1381, Y# 17, silver YEMEN RIYAL AH1375(1956) Yemen NGC MS 64
View Coin 1/4 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1371-AH1377, Y# G15, gold YEMEN G1/4R AH1371(1952) Yemen "1" COUNTERSTAMP NGC MS 62 Yemen, al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya (1948-62), gold Quarter-Riyal (1-Sovereign), San'a, AH(13)71 (1951), Arabic '1' counter-stamped above date (KM Y#G15), first date for type*, extremely rare in any condition, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (more...)
View Coin 1/2 Ahmadi Riyal, AH1377-AH1381, Y# G16.2, gold YEMEN G1/2R AH1380(1961) Yemen NGC MS 63 Imam Ahmad gold 1/2 Riyal AH 1380 (1960/1961) MS63 NGC, KM-YG16.2, Fr-9. Struck from dies used for the silver 1/2 Ahmadi Riyal (KM-Y16.2). A very rare type, especially so fine, the luster intact and the strike strong and full. An interesting array of die polish lines are visible in the fields. (more...)

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