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[[Image:Sincona88-0096.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 96]]
 
[[Image:Sincona88-0096.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 96]]
  
This specimen was lot 96 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Amir Arslan Khan, at Tabriz only, 1161 AH (1748). Abbasi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. ''Selten, Vorzüglich;'' Rare. Extremely fine. Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988."</blockquote> Amir Arslan Khan was the cousin of the brothers Adel Shah and Ebrahim Mirza. Governor of Azerbaijan, he struck a shahi, abbasi and ashrafi in AH 1161, all rare.
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This specimen was lot 96 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Amir Arslan Khan, at Tabriz only, 1161 AH (1748). Abbasi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. ''Selten, Vorzüglich;'' Rare. Extremely fine. Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988."</blockquote> Amir Arslan Khan was the cousin of the brothers Adel Shah and Ebrahim Mirza. Governor of Azerbaijan, he struck a shahi, abbasi and ashrafi in AH 1161, all rare.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
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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 1160 abbasi KM-429|AH 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza]]
 
* [[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]]
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* [[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]]
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* [[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-402.2|AH 1161 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-402.2|AH 1161 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-413.4|AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-413.4|AH 1161 abbasi, Qazvin mint, Ibrahim]]

Latest revision as of 10:26, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 88, lot 96

This specimen was lot 96 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Amir Arslan Khan, at Tabriz only, 1161 AH (1748). Abbasi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. Selten, Vorzüglich; Rare. Extremely fine. Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988."

Amir Arslan Khan was the cousin of the brothers Adel Shah and Ebrahim Mirza. Governor of Azerbaijan, he struck a shahi, abbasi and ashrafi in AH 1161, all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 4.60 g, silver, this specimen 4.61 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2768. KM 419. Farahbakhsh 254-1.

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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