Iran AH 1172 1/4 mohur KM-525.1

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Sincona sale 92, lot 53

This specimen was lot 53 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,386 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1172 AH (1758/1759), Isfahan Mint. NGC MS63. Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1987. Finest certified by NGC."

Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This type was struck at Isfahan AH 1172, 1177-79, 1183 and 1187 and from eight other mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.75 g, gold, this specimen 2.76 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2790, cf. Rabino ACSM 436 (1171 AH), KM 525, Fr-20.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 93: Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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