Iran AH 1159 rupi KM-A385.10

Steve Album sale 39, lot 2667

This specimen was lot 2667 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR rupi, Sind, AH1159, rare mint when dated, and clear date below the obverse, 1 small testmark, VF, RR. Struck during Nadir Shah 's invasion and occupation of Northern India." This type was struck AH 1153-60, most without a legible date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.53 g.

Catalog reference: A-2744.1, KM-A385.10.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

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• AH 1158 rupi, Derajat mint
• AH 1158 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1159 shahi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1159 rupi, Derajat mint
• AH 1159 ashrafi, Tabriz mint
• AH 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1161 abbasi, Mazandaran mint
• Coins and currency dated 1746