Iran AH 1134 ashrafi KM-287.1
The Safavid Dynasty is considered the beginning of modern Persian history. They were one of the only ‘indigenous’ groups to take control of the region, and were responsible for the Shi’a Islamic character visible today. Along with the Ottomans and Mughals, they were a ‘gunpowder’ empire, and took a number of steps to reform and streamline government to create a more efficient state. In addition to Iran, their influence extended to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iraq, Georgia, Afghanistan, and portions of several other modern states. This specimen was lot 634 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AV ashrafi, Isfahan, AH1134, slightly wavy surfaces, one ding on obverse, bold VF." This type is recorded from Isfahan for AH 1127-1134 along with ashrafi from Kashan, Mashhad and Qazvin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM-287.1, A-2669.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
Link to:
- Iran AH 1129 5 shahi KM-A276.3 Tabriz mint
- AH 1133 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1134 abbasi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1135 ashrafi, Qazvin mint
- Coins and currency dated 1721
- return to coinage of Iran