Iran AH 1271 kran KM 824.2

Sincona sale 92, lot 84

This specimen was lot 84 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN Qajar Dynasty, Nasir al-Din Shah, 1264-1313 AH (1848-1896). Kran 1271 AH (1854/1855), Astarabad Mint. Selten, unpublizierter Typ für diesen Jahrgang. Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht gereinigt, Rare, unrecorded type for date, About Uncirculated, Lightly cleaned. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1998."

This type was struck AH 1265-1294 at eighteen mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.99-5.37 g, silver, this specimen 5.28 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2938, KM 824.2.

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 93: Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1268 (1851) kran, Kerman mint
• AH 1271 half kran, Tehran mint, facing bust
• AH 1271 toman, Qazvin mint
• AH 1271 toman, Tehran mint
• AH 1271 2 toman, Kirmanshahan mint
• AH 1271 2 toman, shah enthroned
• AH 1273 (1856) kran, Astarabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1854