Iran AH 1189 2 abbasi KM-523.7

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Steve Album sale 39, lot 2678
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This specimen was lot 2678 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $54. The catalog description[1] noted, "ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AR double abbasi, Rasht, AH1189, "9" of the date retrograde, EF, ex Dabestani Collection." This double abbasi was struck at many mints including Rasht, where it is listed for AH 1180-93. Wikipedia comments, "Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (Persian: محمدکریم خان زند‎) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan. He also ruled over some of the Caucasian lands and occupied Basra for some years. Following Karim Khan's death, civil war broke out once more, and none of his descendants were able to rule the country as effectively as he had. The last of these descendants, Lotf Ali Khan, was executed by Qajar ruler Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, who became the sole ruler of Iran."

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common mint.

Specification: 9.2 g, silver, this specimen 9.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM-523.7, A-2796.

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]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.

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