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[[Image:Sincona88-0090.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 90]]
 
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This specimen was lot 90 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Ebrahim, as formal ruler, 1161-1162 AH (1748-1749). 1/2 Mohur Ashrafi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. ''Äusserst selten, Gestopftes Loch;'' Extremely rare. NGC AU Details. Plugged hole. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988."</blockquote> 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. The gold issues of Adel Shah are all rare.
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This specimen was lot 90 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Ebrahim, as formal ruler, 1161-1162 AH (1748-1749). 1/2 Mohur Ashrafi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. ''Äusserst selten, Gestopftes Loch;'' Extremely rare. NGC AU Details. Plugged hole. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988."</blockquote> 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. The gold issues of Adel Shah are all rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.
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* 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.
 
* 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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
  
 
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Sincona sale 88, lot 90

This specimen was lot 90 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Ebrahim, as formal ruler, 1161-1162 AH (1748-1749). 1/2 Mohur Ashrafi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. Äusserst selten, Gestopftes Loch; Extremely rare. NGC AU Details. Plugged hole. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988."

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. The gold issues of Adel Shah are all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 5.5 g, gold, this specimen 5.22 g.

Catalog reference: Album - (cf. A2764 [1/4 Mohur Ashrafi]). KM unlisted. Farahbakhsh -.

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 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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