Iran AH 1192 1/4 mohur KM-525.3
The first specimen was lot 23062 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Zand Dynasty. 1/4 Mohur, AH 1192 (1778). Khuy Mint. Karim Khan. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. A well struck and centered little Gem quality coin, outstanding for the type." The second specimen was lot 2919 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "IRAN, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur 1192 AH (1778), Khoy. NGC MS63." The Zand dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand, conquered and ruled most of Afsharid Iran (except Khorasan) in the eighteenth century. Karim Khan's successors lacked his ability and the state soon crumbled under Qajar attacks. The SCWC notes that this type was struck AH 1190-1193 at Khuy (shown here), Tabriz, Shiraz, Kirman, Kashan, Rasht and Rekab.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.75 g, gold. The second specimen is 2.71 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-20; KM-525.3; Album-2791.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
Link to:
- AH 1191 quarter mohur, Khuy mint
- AH 1191 quarter mohur, Mazandaran mint
- AH 1191 half mohur, Basra mint
- AH 1192 quarter mohur, Kashan mint
- AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Khuy mint
- AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Abol-Fath Khan
- AH 1193 (1779) half mohur, Rasht Mint
- Coins and currency dated 1778