Khoqand AH 1245 tenga

Steve Album sale 51, lot 2277

This specimen was lot 2277 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "KHOQAND: Muhammad 'Ali Khan, 1823-1842, AR tenga, Khoqand, AH1245, royal legend in teardrop // mint & date in hexagon, gorgeous strike, XF." This type was struck AH 1241-1245. Khoqand, once a powerful khanate in central Asia, was conquered by Tsarist Russia 1867-1875. It is now part of Uzbekistan.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not common.

Specification: 2.98 g, silver, this specimen 3.14 g.

Catalog reference: A-3055.2, NS-K28, KM C65.

Source:

• 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 Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• Coins and currency dated 1830