Iran AH 1262 kran KM-799

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Sincona sale 88, lot 193

This specimen was lot 193 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$430 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Mohammad Shah, 1250-1264 AH (1834-1848). Kran 1262 AH (1846), Tehran Mint. Selten, Vorzüglich, Leicht gereinigt; Rare. Extremely fine. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from S. Album, Santa Rosa, California, in 2000."

This silver denomination was struck at many mints during the reign of Mohammed Shah. The type E style was used AH 1258-1263 at Tehran but nowhere else. It is scarcer than type C or D krans.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.37 g, silver, this specimen 5.34 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2917, KM 799, cf. Farahbakhsh 437-6 (1258 AH).

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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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