Iran (1501-24) shahi

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 2260

This specimen was lot 2260 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAFAVID: Isma'il I, 1501-1524, AR shahi, Khwaf, ND, extremely rare mint in Quhistan province, now spelled Khaf on Wikipedia; style similar to the AH916 issue of Herat, VF. Khaf is today a city of about 34,000 inhabitants. There are two examples of Khaf filed on Zeno, both of Isma'il, but different design types."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 9.18 g.

Catalog reference: A-2576.

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.

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