Iran AH 1163 ashrafi KM-444

Sincona sale 92, lot 50

This specimen was lot 50 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,891 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). Mohur Ashrafi 1163 AH (1749/1750), Mashhad Mint. 4th type (sikke zad dar jahân be.hokm-i khodâ Shahrokh kalb-i ostân-i Rezâ). Äusserst seltener Jahrgang. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung, Extremely rare date. NGC MS62, Extraordinary condition. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1986. Finest certified by NGC."

This type is listed for AH 1163 only. Another ashrafi of the same year (KM A435) appears to vary by having the reverse inscription surrounded by pearls rather than a circle.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11 g, gold, this specimen 11.04 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2779, cf. Rabino ACSM pl. 17 no. 424 (Rupi), Farahbakhsh p. 70, KM 444, Fr-17.

Source:

• 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 92: The Kian Collection - Part 3 (Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry) and The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1161 (1748) mohur, Isfahan mint, Adel Shah
• AH 1162 abbasi, Tiflis mint, Ibrahim
• AH 1163 abbasi, Isfahan mint, Adel Shah
• AH 1163 abbasi, Shiraz mint, Ismail III
• AH 1163 6 shahi, Mazandaran mint, Solayman II
• AH 1163 ashrafi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh
• AH 1163 double mohur, Mashhad mint, Solayman II
• Coins and currency dated 1749