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[[Image: IRN-AFS_1161AH_1rupi_Shahrukh_SA-lot721-A2774-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 16, lot 721]]
 
[[Image: IRN-AFS_1161AH_1rupi_Shahrukh_SA-lot721-A2774-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 16, lot 721]]
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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 721 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR rupi, Qazwin, AH1161, wonderful strike, choice EF to About Unc."</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 721 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR rupi, Qazwin, AH1161, wonderful strike, choice EF to About Unc."</blockquote>  
  
 
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* [[Iran AH 1159 shahi KM-383.3|AH 1159 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1160 abbasi KM-429|AH 1160 (1747) abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
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* [[Iran AH 1159 rupi KM-A385.10|AH 1159 rupi, Sind mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1160 5 shahi KM-428|AH 1160 (1747) 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
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* [[Iran AH 1159 ashrafi KM-389.3|AH 1159 ashrafi, Tabriz mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1160 rupi KM-385.11|AH 1160 (1747) rupi, Tabriz mint, Nadir Shah]]
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* [[Iran AH 1160 abbasi KM-429|AH 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
 
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* [[Iran AH 1160 5 shahi KM-428|AH 1160 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
 
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 shahi KM-401.1|AH 1161 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 shahi KM-401.1|AH 1161 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-407.2|AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-402.2|AH 1161 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-405|AH 1161 abbasi, Mazandaran mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-413.4|AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-419|AH 1161 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Amir Arslan Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 rupi KM-408.4|AH 1161 rupi, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 rupi KM-408.4|AH 1161 rupi, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 2 rupee|AH 1161 double rupee]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 2 rupee|AH 1161 double rupee]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 1/2 mohur|AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 1/2 mohur|AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 mohur|AH 1161 mohur, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 mohur|AH 1161 mohur, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1162 abbasi KM-416.2|AH 1162 abbasi, Tiflis mint, Ibrahim]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 6 shahi KM-422|AH 1162 6 shahi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 6 shahi KM-422|AH 1162 6 shahi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.2|AH 1162 12 shahi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.2|AH 1162 12 shahi]]

Latest revision as of 07:56, 28 October 2024

Steve Album sale 16, lot 721

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 721 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads[1]:

"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR rupi, Qazwin, AH1161, wonderful strike, choice EF to About Unc."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 434.4, A-2774.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.

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