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[[Image:Sincona88-0163.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 163]] | [[Image:Sincona88-0163.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 163]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 163 in Sincona sale 88 ( | + | This specimen was lot 163 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 55,000 CHF (about US$72,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Qajar Dynasty, Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 4 Riyal 1227 AH (1812), Tabriz Mint. ''Von grösster Seltenheit. Einziges bekanntes Exemplar und unpubliziert. Unikat;'' Of the highest rarity. The only known specimen and unpublished. Unique. NGC AU55. Purchased from S. Album, Santa Rosa, California, in 1983."</blockquote> Assuming the type C weight standard was in effect for the rial (10.36 g), this coin should weigh 41.44 g. |
''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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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* [[Iran AH 1226 5 toman KM-746.1|AH 1226 (1811) 5 toman, Tabriz mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1226 5 toman KM-746.1|AH 1226 (1811) 5 toman, Tabriz mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1227 1/2 toman KM-748.2|AH 1227 half toman, Tabriz mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1227 1/2 toman KM-748.2|AH 1227 half toman, Tabriz mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Iran AH 1227 toman KM-745. | + | * [[Iran AH 1227 toman KM-745.6|AH 1227 toman, Kashan mint]] |
* [[Iran AH 1227 5 tomans|AH 1227 5 tomans, Tehran Mint, thick flan]] | * [[Iran AH 1227 5 tomans|AH 1227 5 tomans, Tehran Mint, thick flan]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1227 5 toman KM-746.1|AH 1227 5 toman, Isfahan mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1227 5 toman KM-746.1|AH 1227 5 toman, Isfahan mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:49, 20 December 2025
This specimen was lot 163 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 55,000 CHF (about US$72,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 4 Riyal 1227 AH (1812), Tabriz Mint. Von grösster Seltenheit. Einziges bekanntes Exemplar und unpubliziert. Unikat; Of the highest rarity. The only known specimen and unpublished. Unique. NGC AU55. Purchased from S. Album, Santa Rosa, California, in 1983."
Assuming the type C weight standard was in effect for the rial (10.36 g), this coin should weigh 41.44 g.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 41.44 g, silver, this specimen 41.54 g.
Catalog reference: Album unlisted (cf. A2886 for 2 Rial), KM unlisted.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
- AH 1225 (18110 ¼ rial, Tabriz mint
- AH 1226 (1811) 2 rials, Tabriz mint
- AH 1226 (1811) toman, Tehran mint
- AH 1226 (1811) 5 toman, Tabriz mint
- AH 1227 half toman, Tabriz mint
- AH 1227 toman, Kashan mint
- AH 1227 5 tomans, Tehran Mint, thick flan
- AH 1227 5 toman, Isfahan mint
- AH 1228 (1813) toman, Isfahan mint
- AH 1230 rial, Mashhad mint
- Coins and currency dated 1812