Iran AH 1135 abbasi KM-303.15
The first specimen was lot 23 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$793 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Safavid Dynasty, Tahmasp II. 1135-1145 AH (1722-1732). Abbasi 1135 AH (1723), Tabriz Mint. NGC AU58. Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988."
The second specimen was lot 27 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN Safavid Dynasty, Tahmasp II. 1135-1145 AH (1722-1732). 5 Shahi 1135 AH (1722/1723), Tabriz Mint. Gutes vorzüglich, Leicht gereinigt, About Uncirculated. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1998."
Wikipedia comments, "Tahmasp II (Persian: شاه تهماسب دوم, c.1704-40) was the penultimate Safavid shah of Iran, ruling from 1722 to 1732. By 1729, Tahmasp had control of most of the country. Quickly after his foolhardy Ottoman campaign of 1731, he was deposed by the future Nader Shah in 1732 in favor of his son, Abbas III; both were murdered at Sabzevar in 1740 by Nader Shah's eldest son Reza-qoli Mirza." This type was struck at Tabriz AH 1135-1144. It has a very low catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.40 g, silver, the first specimen 5.41 g, the second specimen 5.39 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2689.1, KM 303.15, Farahbakhsh 148-3, Rabino 265.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 92: The Kian Collection - Part 3 (Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry) and The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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