Iran (1501-24) 2 shahi

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 2259

This specimen was lot 2259 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR 2 shahi, Qazwin, DM, obverse center in octafoil; about 15% flat strike, VF. Qazwin is the only mint that is reasonabl[y] available for this large denomination."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 18.55 g.

Catalog reference: A-2575.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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• Iran AH 929 shahi Sari mint
• AH 929 (1523) ashrafi, Yazd mint
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