Iran AH 1182 2 abbasi KM-523.2

Sincona sale 88, lot 119

This specimen was lot 119 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 2 Abbasi 1182 AH (1768), Shiraz Mint. Fast vorzüglich, Kleiner Randfehler, Leicht gereinigt; About extremely fine. Minor edge flaw. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1987."

Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This denomination was struck at Iravan, Isfahan (shown here, listed for AH 1181-1184, 1190), Kashan, Kirman, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran and Yazd.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.2 g, silver, this specimen 9.21 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2796, KM 523.2, Farahbakhsh 279-9.

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 1180 abbasi, Yazd mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Yazd mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Rekab mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1181 quarter mohur, Kashan mint
• AH 1182 double abbasi, Kashan mint
• AH 1182 double abbasi, Kirman mint
• AH 1182 quarter mohur, Yazd mint
• AH 1185 quarter mohur, Kashan mint
• AH 1185 quarter mohur, Rasht mint
• Coins and currency dated 1768