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[[Image:Sincona88-0144.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 144]]

This specimen was lot 144 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Qajar Dynasty, Agha Mohammad Shah, 1193-1211 AH (1779-1797). Riyal 1211 AH (1796), Kashan Mint. With the name of the month mentioned (Rabi' ol-awwal). ''Äusserst selten, Gutes sehr schön, Leicht gereinigt;'' Extremely rare. Good very fine. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 2013."</blockquote> The Kashan mint struck this coin AH 1209-1210. Other mints included Khoy (KM 623.2), Mazandaran (KM 623.3), Qazvin (KM 623.4), Rasht (KM 623.5), Tabriz (KM 623.6) and Urumi (KM 623.7).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 12.67 g, silver, this specimen 12.41 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Album 2839, KM 623.1 (unlisted date).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Iran AH 1208 1/4 toman KM-625|AH 1208 quarter toman, Khuy mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1211 rupi KM-622.3|AH 1211 rupi, Mashhad mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1211 1/2 toman KM-633.3|AH 1211 half toman, Tehran mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-651|AH 1212 rial, Maragheh mint, Baba Khan]]
* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-665.6|AH 1212 rial, Tehran mint, coronation of Fath-'Ali Shah]]
* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-655.6|AH 1212 rial, Tehran mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1212 1/2 toman KM-736.1|AH 1212 half toman, Isfahan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1212 ashrafi|AH 1212 ashrafi, Tehran mint, Baba Khan]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1796]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]][[Category:Coinage of the Qajar Dynasty]]