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This specimen was lot 76454 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Iran|IRAN]]. Afsharid Dynasty. Abbasi, AH 1150 (1737/38). Tabriz Mint. Nadir Shah. NGC AU-55. Rather pleasing and alluring, this nearly Mint example delivers rich eye appeal, with sharp details and charming luster retained." 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 type "D" abbasi was struck AH 1152-1160 at many mints and is common.
 
This specimen was lot 76454 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Iran|IRAN]]. Afsharid Dynasty. Abbasi, AH 1150 (1737/38). Tabriz Mint. Nadir Shah. NGC AU-55. Rather pleasing and alluring, this nearly Mint example delivers rich eye appeal, with sharp details and charming luster retained." 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 type "D" abbasi was struck AH 1152-1160 at many mints and is common.
  
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' 11.50 g, silver.
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''Specification:'' 5.4 g, silver.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' A-2749.2; KM-369.8.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' A-2749.2; KM-369.8.  

Revision as of 08:12, 28 October 2024

Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 76454
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This specimen was lot 76454 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $45. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Afsharid Dynasty. Abbasi, AH 1150 (1737/38). Tabriz Mint. Nadir Shah. NGC AU-55. Rather pleasing and alluring, this nearly Mint example delivers rich eye appeal, with sharp details and charming luster retained." 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 type "D" abbasi was struck AH 1152-1160 at many mints and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.4 g, silver.

Catalog reference: A-2749.2; KM-369.8.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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