Iran AH 1152 8 shahi
This specimen was lot 75 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). 8 Shahi 1152 AH (1739), Mashhad Mint. Sehr seltenes Nominal, Gutes sehr schön, Leicht gereinigt, Kleines Schrötlingsloch; Very rare denomination. Good very fine. Lightly cleaned. Small hole in flan. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1998."
Nadir Shah was the power behind the throne in the last years of the Safavids. Finally, he tired of ruling thru puppets and seized the throne for himself in AH 1148. This silver denomination, whether called a double abbasi or eight shahi, is omitted from the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.2 g, silver, this specimen 9.95 g.
Catalog reference: Album -, KM unlisted, Farahbakhsh -, cf. Rabino 364 (Rupi weight).
- 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 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
- AH 1150 (1737) abbasi, Mashhad mint
- AH 1150 abbasi, Mashhad mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1150 2 rupi, Qandahar mint = 20 shahi
- AH 1150 1/6 mohur, Isfahan mint
- AH 1151 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1151 rupi, Shahjahanabad mint = 10 shahi
- AH 1151 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1152 ¼ rupi, Murshidabad mint
- AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint
- AH 1152 2 rupi, Lahore mint
- AH 1152 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1152 ashrafi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1153 rupi, Bhakhar mint
- AH 1153 rupi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1153 rupi, Nadirabad mint
- Coins and currency dated 1739