Iran AH 1136 rupi KM-328

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Sincona sale 92, lot 34

This specimen was lot 34 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN Hotak Dynasty, Mahmud Shah, 1135-1137 AH (1722-1724). 10 Shahi 1136 AH (1723/1724), Isfahan Mint. Sehr selten, unbekannter Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. Leicht gereinigt, Very rare, unrecorded date, Extremely Fine, Lightly cleaned. Purchased from Baldwins of St. James's, London, in 2019."

Wikipedia comments, "The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني Persian: امپراتوری هوتکیان) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful rebellion against the declining Persian Safavid empire." Mahmud Shah was the third shah of the Hotaks but never controlled more than about half of Iran. His coinage and that of the other Hotaks are usually included with the Safavids even tho the Hotaks were Afghans and Sunni Muslims. The SCWC notes that ten shahi made one rupi and this type was struck at Isfahan AH 1135-1136 and is rare. Qandahar also struck rupis during this year of a different design (KM 323).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.6 g, silver, this specimen 14.67 g.

Catalog reference: Album Z2715. Farahbakhsh 207-1var. KM 328.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]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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