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[[Image:Sincona88-0193.JPG|550px|thumb|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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|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."</blockquote> 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). 

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Iran AH 1256 1/4 kran KM-781|AH 1256 quarter kran, Tabriz mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1256 1/2 toman|AH 1256 half toman, Tehran mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1256 toman KM-809.5|AH 1256 toman, Tabriz mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1261 kran KM-797.8|AH 1261 kran, Tabaristan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1261 toman KM-809.2|AH 1261 toman, Mashhad mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1262 1/2 kran KM-823.13|AH 1262 ½ kran, Tehran mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1263 kran KM-799|AH 1263 kran, Tehran mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1264 toman KM-809.2|AH 1264 toman, Mashhad mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1267 1/2 kran KM-823.10|AH 1267 ½ kran, Shiraz mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1845]]

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