Iran AH 1167 2 shahi KM-466

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Sincona sale 88, lot 38

This specimen was lot 38 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$661 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Safavid Dynasty, Esma'il III. 1163-1169 AH (1750-1756). 2 Shahi 1167 AH (1754), Mazandaran Mint. Sehr selten, Gutes vorzüglich, Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung, Leicht gereinigt; Very rare. Good extremely fine. Extraordinary condition. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1988."

Isma'il served as a puppet for Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari and later for the Zands. This "type D" two shahi was struck only at Mazandaran.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.30 g, silver, this specimen 2.26 g.

Catalog reference: Album -. KM 466, Farahbakhsh -. Rabino -.

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 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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