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[[Image:Sincona88-0070.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 70]] | [[Image:Sincona88-0070.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 70]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Ashrafi 1152 AH (1739), Tiflis Mint. ''Von grösster Seltenheit;'' Of the highest rarity. NGC AU58. Persian gold coins struck in Georgia are extremely rare. Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2006."</blockquote> Nadir Shah was the power behind the throne in the last years of the Safavids. Finally, he tired of ruling thru puppets and seized the throne for himself in AH 1148. This gold ashrafi was minted AH 1152 after he proclaimed himself shah. It was also struck at [[Iran AH | + | This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Ashrafi 1152 AH (1739), Tiflis Mint. ''Von grösster Seltenheit;'' Of the highest rarity. NGC AU58. Persian gold coins struck in Georgia are extremely rare. Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2006."</blockquote> Nadir Shah was the power behind the throne in the last years of the Safavids. Finally, he tired of ruling thru puppets and seized the throne for himself in AH 1148. This gold ashrafi was minted AH 1152 after he proclaimed himself shah. It was also struck at [[Iran AH 1152 ashrafi KM-378.1|Isfahan]], Mashhad, Nadirabad, Shiraz and Tabriz. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-385.12|AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-385.12|AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-A385.6|AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-A385.6|AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Iran AH 1152 2 rupi KM-377.2|AH 1152 | + | * [[Iran AH 1152 2 rupi KM-377.2|AH 1152 double rupi, Lahore mint]] |
| + | * [[Iran AH 1152 ashrafi KM-378.1|AH 1152 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-A385.2|AH 1153 rupi, Bhakhar mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-A385.2|AH 1153 rupi, Bhakhar mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-385.8|AH 1153 rupi, Nadirabad mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-385.8|AH 1153 rupi, Nadirabad mint]] | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 7 November 2024
This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Ashrafi 1152 AH (1739), Tiflis Mint. Von grösster Seltenheit; Of the highest rarity. NGC AU58. Persian gold coins struck in Georgia are extremely rare. Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2006."
Nadir Shah was the power behind the throne in the last years of the Safavids. Finally, he tired of ruling thru puppets and seized the throne for himself in AH 1148. This gold ashrafi was minted AH 1152 after he proclaimed himself shah. It was also struck at Isfahan, Mashhad, Nadirabad, Shiraz and Tabriz.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2747, KM 378.5.
- 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:
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- AH 1151 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
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- AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint
- AH 1152 double rupi, Lahore mint
- AH 1152 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1153 rupi, Bhakhar mint
- AH 1153 rupi, Nadirabad mint
- Coins and currency dated 1739