Iran AH 1245 rial KM-712

CNG sale Triton XXVII, lot 6443

This specimen was lot 6443 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $98. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Iran. Qajars. Fath 'Ali Shah. As Shah, AH 1212-1250 / AD 1797-1834. AR Rial. Type E. Imam 'alayhi al-salâm Mashhad mint. Dated AH 1245 (AD 1829/30). Fin[e] patina, worn at high points, minor peripheral weakness, edge marks, mount removed. Good VF. Attractive, well centered strike. Very rare. The "Imam" refers to Ali b. Abi Talib, the first Shi'ite Imam, whose shrine is located at Mashhad." This type was struck AH 1242-1246. The rial was superseded by the kran in the 1240's and was not struck after AH 1246.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.21 g, silver; this specimen 24 mm diameter, 8.97 g, 10 h axis.

Catalog reference: Album 2893; KM 712.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023.

Link to:

• AH 1230 (1814) rial, Mashhad mint
• AH 1233 rial, Zanjan mint
• AH 1242 toman, Rekab mint
• AH 1244 (1828) toman, Khoy mint
• AH 1245 kran, Borujerd mint
• AH 1245 kran, shah enthroned, Isfahan mint
• AH 1246 (1830) 2/5 kran, Kermanshahan mint
• AH 1246 (1830) kran, Urumi mint
• AH 1246 (1830) toman, Kashan mint
• Coins and currency dated 1829