Iran AH 1161 mohur

Sincona sale 88, lot 86

This specimen was lot 86 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,929 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Mohur Ashrafi 1161 AH (1748), Isfahan Mint. Von grösster Seltenheit; Of the highest rarity. NGC AU58. Purchased from Pirouzan, Karlsruhe, in 1981."

Nader Shah's assassination in AH 1160 left no clear successor and his sons and nephews contended for the throne backed by shifting tribal alliances. Adel Shah, ruler AH 1160-1161, yielded to Ibrahim in AH 1161-1162. The gold issues of Adel Shah are all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 11 g, gold, this specimen 10.95 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2759, KM 411.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1160 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1161 shahi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1161 abbasi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1161 abbasi, Mazandaran mint
• AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim
• AH 1161 rupi, Mashhad mint
• AH 1161 rupi, Qazwin mint
• AH 1161 double rupee, Mashhad mint
• AH 1161 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1162 6 shahi, Astarabad mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint = 10 shahi
• AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint
• Coins and currency dated 1748