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Steve Album sale 16, lot 719

Sincona sale 88, lot 99

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 region eventually became part of modern-day Afghanistan. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The first specimen shown was lot 719 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads^[1]:

"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR double rupee, Mashhad, AH1161, superb strike, well-centered and without any weakness, choice EF."

The second specimen was lot 99 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[2] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). 2 Rupi 1161 AH (1748), Mashhad Mint. Sehr selten, Sehr schön; Very rare. Very fine. Purchased from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, in 1992."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 23 g, silver, the first specimen 23.13 g, the second specimen 23.16 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2773, KM 438, Farahbakhsh 266-2, Rabino 411.

Sources:

Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
^[1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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-[[Image: IRN-AFS_1161AH_2rupee_Shahrukh_SA-lot719-A2773-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Courtesy Steve Album]]
+[[Image: IRN-AFS_1161AH_2rupee_Shahrukh_SA-lot719-A2773-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 16, lot 719]]
-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 Afgans 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 region eventually became part of modern-day [[Afghanistan]]. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The specimen shown was lot 719 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR double rupee, Mashhad, AH1161, superb strike, well-centered and without any weakness, choice EF."</blockquote>
+[[Image:Sincona88-0099.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 99]]
+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 region eventually became part of modern-day [[Afghanistan]]. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The first specimen shown was lot 719 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR double rupee, Mashhad, AH1161, superb strike, well-centered and without any weakness, choice EF."</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 99 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). 2 Rupi 1161 AH (1748), Mashhad Mint. ''Sehr selten, Sehr schön;'' Very rare. Very fine. Purchased from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, in 1992."</blockquote>
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 23 g, silver, this specimen 23.13 g.
+''Specification:'' 23 g, silver, the first specimen 23.13 g, the second specimen 23.16 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' KM 438, A-2773.
+''Catalog reference:'' Album 2773, KM 438, Farahbakhsh 266-2, Rabino 411.
 ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
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 * Mitchiner, Michael. ''Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam''. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.
 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
+* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
 ''Link to:''
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 * [[Iran AH 1159 ashrafi KM-389.3|AH 1159 ashrafi, Tabriz mint]]
 * [[Iran AH 1160 abbasi KM-429|AH 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
-* [[Iran AH 1160 5 shahi KM-428|AH 1160 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
+* [[Iran AH 1160 5 shahi KM-428|AH 1160 (1747) 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
-* [[Iran AH 1161 shahi KM-401.1|AH 1161 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
+* [[Iran AH 1160 rupi KM-385.11|AH 1160 (1747) rupi, Tabriz mint, Nadir Shah]]* [[Iran AH 1161 shahi KM-401.1|AH 1161 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
-* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-414.2|AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim]]
+* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-402.2|AH 1161 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
+* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-405|AH 1161 abbasi, Mazandaran mint]]
+* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-413.4|AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim]]
+* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-419|AH 1161 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Amir Arslan Khan]]
 * [[Iran AH 1161 rupi KM-408.4|AH 1161 rupi, Mashhad mint]]
 * [[Iran AH 1161 rupi KM-434.4|AH 1161 rupi, Qazwin mint]]
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 * [[Iran AH 1161 1/2 mohur|AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint]]
 * [[Iran AH 1161 mohur|AH 1161 mohur, Isfahan mint]]
-* [[Iran AH 1162 6 shahi KM-422|AH 1162 6 shahi]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 abbasi KM-416.2|AH 1162 abbasi, Tiflis mint, Ibrahim]]
-* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-437.2|AH 1162 rupi]] = 10 shahi
+* [[Iran AH 1162 6 shahi KM-422|AH 1162 6 shahi, Astarabad mint]]
-* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.2|AH 1162 12 shahi]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-434.3|AH 1162 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-434.6|AH 1162 rupi, Shiraz mint, Shahrokh]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-437.2|AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi KM-442.1|AH 1162 rupi, Isfahan mint]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 rupi|AH 1162 rupi, Kerman mint, Ibrahim]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 2 rupi KM-438|AH 1162 2 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrukh]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.2|AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint]]
+* [[Iran AH 1162 12 shahi KM-414.3|AH 1162 12 shahi (3 abbasi), Rasht mint, Ibrahim]]
 * return to coins of [[Iran]]
-[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 16]]
+[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 16]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]]

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