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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. | ||
| − | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | |
| − | ''Specification:'' | + | ''Specification:'' 5.4 g, silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' A-2749.2; KM-369.8. | ''Catalog reference:'' A-2749.2; KM-369.8. | ||
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* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-346.9|AH 1148 abbasi, Tabriz mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-346.9|AH 1148 abbasi, Tabriz mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-352.4|AH 1148 abbasi, Mazandaran mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-352.4|AH 1148 abbasi, Mazandaran mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-369.2|AH 1148 (1735) abbasi, Isfahan mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-362.1|AH 1148 abbasi, Isfahan mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-362.1|AH 1148 abbasi, Isfahan mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1148 ashrafi KM-363.5|AH 1148 ashrafi, Qazvin mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1148 ashrafi KM-363.5|AH 1148 ashrafi, Qazvin mint]] | ||
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* [[Iran AH 1150 6 shahi KM-376.6|AH 1150 6 shahi, Tabriz mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1150 6 shahi KM-376.6|AH 1150 6 shahi, Tabriz mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1150 6 shahi KM-376.7|AH 1150 6 shahi, Tiflis mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1150 6 shahi KM-376.7|AH 1150 6 shahi, Tiflis mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Iran AH 1150 rupi KM-385.12|AH 1150 | + | * [[Iran AH 1150 rupi KM-385.12|AH 1150 rupi, Tiflis mint]] |
* [[Iran AH 1150 2 rupi KM-377.5|AH 1150 2 rupi, Qandahar mint]] = 20 shahi | * [[Iran AH 1150 2 rupi KM-377.5|AH 1150 2 rupi, Qandahar mint]] = 20 shahi | ||
* [[Iran AH 1150 1/6 mohur KM-387|AH 1150 1/6 mohur, Isfahan mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1150 1/6 mohur KM-387|AH 1150 1/6 mohur, Isfahan mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:40, 7 November 2024
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.
- 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.
Link to:
- AH 1148 abbasi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1148 abbasi, Mazandaran mint
- AH 1148 (1735) abbasi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1148 abbasi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1148 ashrafi, Qazvin mint
- AH 1149 abbasi, Shiraz mint
- AH 115x 1 rupi
- AH 1150 abbasi, Mashhad mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1150 rupi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1150 2 rupi, Qandahar mint = 20 shahi
- AH 1150 1/6 mohur, Isfahan mint
- AH 1151 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1151 rupi, Shahjahanabad mint = 10 shahi
- AH 1151 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
- Coins and currency dated 1737