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[[Image: IRN-AFS_1162AH_6shahi_Ibrahim_SA-lot716-A2765-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 16, lot 716]]
 
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The Afsharids were of Turkic origin, and the dynasty was founded by Nadir Shah when he deposed the last ruler of the Safavid Dynasty in 1736 AD. He expanded Persian rule to areas previously lost to the Ghilzai Afgans in the east and to the Ottomans in the west. However, he was assassinated in 1747 AD and thereafter the dynasty carried on in a weakened state, with various claimants who eventually split off, the most important being the establishment of the Durrani Empire in Khorasan. This region eventually became part of modern-day [[Afghanistan]]. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The specimen shown was lot 716 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"AFSHARID: Ibrahim, 1748-1749, AR 6 shahi, Astarabad, AH1162, type C, superb strike, choice EF, R."</blockquote>  
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The Afsharids were of Turkic origin, and the dynasty was founded by Nadir Shah when he deposed the last ruler of the Safavid Dynasty in 1736 AD. He expanded Persian rule to areas previously lost to the Ghilzai Afghans in the east and to the Ottomans in the west. However, he was assassinated in 1747 AD and thereafter the dynasty carried on in a weakened state, with various claimants who eventually split off, the most important being the establishment of the Durrani Empire in Khorasan. This region eventually became part of modern-day [[Afghanistan]]. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The specimen shown was lot 716 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"AFSHARID: Ibrahim, 1748-1749, AR 6 shahi, Astarabad, AH1162, type C, superb strike, choice EF, R."</blockquote>  
  
 
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* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-437.2|AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint]] = 10 shahi
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-437.2|AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint]] = 10 shahi
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi|AH 1162 rupi, Kerman mint, Ibrahim]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi|AH 1162 rupi, Kerman mint, Ibrahim]]
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* [[Iran AH 1162 2 rupi KM-438|AH 1162 2 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrukh]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.2|AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.2|AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.3|AH 1162 12 shahi (3 abbasi), Rasht mint, Ibrahim]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.3|AH 1162 12 shahi (3 abbasi), Rasht mint, Ibrahim]]

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Steve Album sale 16, lot 716

The Afsharids were of Turkic origin, and the dynasty was founded by Nadir Shah when he deposed the last ruler of the Safavid Dynasty in 1736 AD. He expanded Persian rule to areas previously lost to the Ghilzai Afghans in the east and to the Ottomans in the west. However, he was assassinated in 1747 AD and thereafter the dynasty carried on in a weakened state, with various claimants who eventually split off, the most important being the establishment of the Durrani Empire in Khorasan. This region eventually became part of modern-day Afghanistan. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The specimen shown was lot 716 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads[1]:

"AFSHARID: Ibrahim, 1748-1749, AR 6 shahi, Astarabad, AH1162, type C, superb strike, choice EF, R."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.9 g, silver, this specimen 6.81 g.

Catalog reference: KM-422, A-2765.

Sources:

  • Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
  • [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
  • Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.

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