Iran AH 1247 kran KM-710.14

Steve Album Auction 52, lot 2087

This specimen was lot 2087 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $108. The catalog description^[1] noted, "QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AR qiran, Qumm, AH1247, type E, normal size, VF-XF, R, ex Roland Dauwe Collection. Fath Ali Shah struck coins at Qumm only AH1241-1248, all with the epithet "Dar al-Iman"." Qumm (or Qom) is a scarce mint, one of at least 26 that struck this type. Dates AH 1241-1248 are recorded for this type.

Specification: 6.91 g, silver, this specimen 6.79 g.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: A-2894, Dauwe-282:Be1, KM-710.14.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Links to:

• AH 1242 (1826) kran, Qumm mint
• AH 1246 (1830) kran, Urumi mint
• AH 1247 half kran, Shiraz mint
• AH 1248 (1832) kran, Qumm mint
• Coins and currency dated 1831