Iran AH 1167 rupi KM-461.1
This specimen was lot 32 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,317 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN Safavid Dynasty, Isma'il III. 1163-1169 AH (1750-1756). Rupi 1167 AH (1753/1754), Mazandaran Mint. Vorzüglich-FDC, Leicht gereinigt. Sehr attraktive Prägung, About Uncirculated. Lightly cleaned. Very appealing specimen. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1995."
Wikipedia notes: "Abu Torab (Persian: ابوتراب), better known by his dynastic name of Ismail III (اسماعیل), was a Safavid prince, who reigned as a figurehead under the authority of Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari briefly from 1750 to 1751, and then under the Zand ruler Karim Khan Zand from 1751 till his death in 1773." This type was struck AH 1166-1168; other mints exist, including Rasht. Mohurs, abbasis and shahis were also struck for this ruler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.51 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2702 type A, Rabino ACSM 295, Farahbakhsh -, KM 461.1.
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- [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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