ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. Salim III, AH 1203-1222 / AD 1789-1807. Zeri Mahbub (Gold, 22 mm, 2.40 g, 11 h), Islambul, AH 1203 = AD 1789. Within a central circle surrounded by a dotted circle, ‘sulṭān al-barrayn / wa khāqān al-baḥrayn / al-Sulṭān ibn / al-Sulṭān’ (‘The Sultan of the two lands and the Khaqan of the two seas, Sultan son of Sultan’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a central circle surrounded by a dotted circle, Tughra of Salim III; below, ‘ʿazza naṣruhū ḍuriba fī / Islāmbūl / 1203’ (‘May his victory be honoured! Struck in Islambul, 1203’ in Arabic). KM 523. Holed and with several minor scrapes at the edge, otherwise, extremely fine.