Iran AH 1161 shahi KM-401.1

Sincona sale 88, lot 89

This specimen was lot 89 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$595 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Ebrahim, as formal ruler, 1161-1162 AH (1748-1749). Shahi 1161 AH (1748), Isfahan Mint. Äusserst selten; Extremely rare. NGC MS62. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1989."

Nader Shah's assassination in AH 1160 left no clear successor and his sons and nephews contended for the throne backed by shifting tribal alliances. Adel Shah, ruler AH 1160-1161, yielded to Ibrahim in AH 1161-1162. This denomination is listed for Adel Shah only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.15 g, silver, this specimen 1.17 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2762A, KM 401.1.

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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1159 shahi, Isfahan mint, Nader Shah
• AH 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1160 (1747) 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1160 (1747) rupi, Tabriz mint, Nadir Shah* AH 1161 abbasi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim
• AH 1161 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Amir Arslan Khan
• AH 1161 rupi, Mashhad mint
• AH 1161 rupi, Qazwin mint
• AH 1161 double rupee, Mashhad mint
• AH 1161 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 mohur, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 abbasi, Tiflis mint, Ibrahim
• AH 1162 6 shahi, Astarabad mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint = 10 shahi
• AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint
• Coins and currency dated 1748