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[[Image:Sincona88-0111.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 111]]
 
[[Image:Sincona88-0111.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 111]]
  
This specimen was lot 111 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$793 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Rupi 1172 AH (1759), Jelou (court mint). ''Sehr selten;'' Very rare. NGC AU50. Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 1982."</blockquote> Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This rupi was struck at Isfahan, Kashan, Kirman, Qazvin and Shiraz; Jelou is an unlisted mint.
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This specimen was lot 111 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$793 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Rupi 1172 AH (1759), Jelou (court mint). ''Sehr selten;'' Very rare. NGC AU50. Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 1982."</blockquote> Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This rupi was struck at Isfahan, Kashan, Kirman, Qazvin and [[Iran AH 1172 rupi KM-517.5|Shiraz]]; Jelou is an unlisted mint.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
 
* 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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''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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* [[Iran AH 1171 mohur KM-520.1|AH 1171 mohur, Isfahan mint, Karim Khan]]  
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 mohur KM-520.1|AH 1171 mohur, Isfahan mint, Karim Khan]]  
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 mohur KM-520.4|AH 1171 mohur, Kashan mint, Karim Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 mohur KM-520.4|AH 1171 mohur, Kashan mint, Karim Khan]]
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* [[Iran AH 1172 rupi KM-517.5|AH 1172 rupi, Shiraz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1172 1/4 mohur KM-518.2|AH 1172 quarter mohur, Kashan mint, Karim Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1172 1/4 mohur KM-518.2|AH 1172 quarter mohur, Kashan mint, Karim Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1172 1/4 mohur KM-525.1|AH 1172 quarter mohur, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1172 1/4 mohur KM-525.1|AH 1172 quarter mohur, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1173 rupi KM-512.4|AH 1173 (1759) rupi, Ardabil mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1173 1/4 mohur KM-525.10|AH 1173 (1759) quarter mohur, Ardabil mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1175 abbasi KM-515.3|AH 1175 (1761) abbasi, Kashan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1175 abbasi KM-515.3|AH 1175 (1761) abbasi, Kashan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1175 1/4 mohur|AH 1175 (1761) quarter mohur, Tabriz mint, Muhammad Hasan Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1175 1/4 mohur|AH 1175 (1761) quarter mohur, Tabriz mint, Muhammad Hasan Khan]]

Latest revision as of 10:26, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 88, lot 111

This specimen was lot 111 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$793 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Rupi 1172 AH (1759), Jelou (court mint). Sehr selten; Very rare. NGC AU50. Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 1982."

Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This rupi was struck at Isfahan, Kashan, Kirman, Qazvin and Shiraz; Jelou is an unlisted mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.56 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2794, KM 517 (unlissted mint), cf. Rabino 437 = Farahbakhsh 293-1.

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, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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