Iran AH 1192 1/4 mohur KM-525.3

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Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 23062
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Sincona sale 83, lot 2919

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.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
  • 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]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.

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