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* [[Iran AH 1108 abbasi KM-258.8|AH 1108 (1696) abbasi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1108 abbasi KM-258.8|AH 1108 (1696) abbasi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1115 abbasi KM-258.8|AH 1115 (1703) abbasi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1115 abbasi KM-258.8|AH 1115 (1703) abbasi, Tiflis mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1115 abbasi KM-A265|AH 1115 abbasi, Tabriz mint, struck c. AH 1135 during Ottoman occupation]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1123 abbasi KM-258.4|AH 1123 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1123 abbasi KM-258.4|AH 1123 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1128 abbasi KM-269.4|AH 1128 abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1128 abbasi KM-269.4|AH 1128 abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 930 1/6 mithqal|AH 930 1/6 mithqal, Shiraz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 930 1/6 mithqal|AH 930 1/6 mithqal, Shiraz mint]]
* [[Iran AH 969 1/4 mithqal|AH 969 ¼ mithqal, Yazd mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 966 1/4 mithqal|AH 966 (1558) ¼ mithqal, Qazwin mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 969 1/4 mithqal|AH 969 (1561) ¼ mithqal, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 977 1/4 mithqal|AH 977 (1569) ¼ mithqal, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 977 1/4 mithqal|AH 977 (1569) ¼ mithqal, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran (1588-95) 1/4 mithqal|(1588-95) ¼ mithqal, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran (1588-95) 1/4 mithqal|(1588-95) ¼ mithqal, Yazd mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 985 1/2 mithqal|AH 985 half mithqal, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 985 1/2 mithqal|AH 985 half mithqal, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 999 1/2 mithqal|AH 999 (1591) half mithqal, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 999 1/2 mithqal|AH 999 (1591) half mithqal, Qazvin mint]]
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=== mithqal ===
 
=== mithqal ===
 
* [[Iran AH 930 mithqal|AH 930 (1524) mithqal]]
 
* [[Iran AH 930 mithqal|AH 930 (1524) mithqal]]
 
* [[Iran AH 987 mithqal|AH 987 (1579) mithqal, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 987 mithqal|AH 987 (1579) mithqal, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 989 mithqal|AH 989 mithqal, Kashan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 989 mithqal|AH 989 mithqal, Kashan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 999 mithqal|AH 999 (1590) mithqal, Qazwin mint]]  
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* [[Iran AH 999 mithqal|AH 999 (1590) mithqal, Qazwin mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 996 2 mithqals|AH 996 (1587) 2 mithqals, Qazwin mint]]
 +
 
 
=== ashrafi ===
 
=== ashrafi ===
 
* [[Iran AH 929 ashrafi|AH 929 ashrafi, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 929 ashrafi|AH 929 ashrafi, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 940 ashrafi|AH 940 (1533) ashrafi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 940 ashrafi|AH 940 (1533) ashrafi, Tabriz mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1014 ashrafi|AH 1014 (1605) ashrafi, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1117 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1117 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1117 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1117 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1126 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1127 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1126 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1127 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1130 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1130 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1130 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1130 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1130 ashrafi KM-287.4|AH 1130 ashrafi, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1130 ashrafi KM-287.4|AH 1130 ashrafi, Qazvin mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1132 ashrafi KM-287.4|AH 1132 (1719) ashrafi, Qazwin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1132 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1132 (1719) ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1132 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1132 (1719) ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1133 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1133 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1133 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1133 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1134 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1134 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1134 ashrafi KM-287.1|AH 1134 ashrafi, Isfahan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1135 ashrafi KM-306.6|AH 1135 ashrafi, Qazvin mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1135 ashrafi KM-306.6|AH 1135 (1722) ashrafi, Qazvin mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1135 ashrafi KM-325.1|AH 1135 ashrafi, Isfahan mint, Mahmud Shah]]
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* [[Iran AH 1135 ashrafi KM-325.1|AH 1135 (1722) ashrafi, Isfahan mint, Mahmud Shah]]
* [[Iran AH 1136 ashrafi KM-306.9|AH 1136 ashrafi, Tabriz mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1136 ashrafi KM-306.9|AH 1136 (1723) ashrafi, Tabriz mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1136 ashrafi KM-325.2|AH 1136 (1723) ashrafi, Kashan mint, Mahmud Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1137 ashrafi KM-325.1|AH 1137 (1724) ashrafi, Isfahan mint, Mahmud Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1137 ashrafi KM-325.1|AH 1137 (1724) ashrafi, Isfahan mint, Mahmud Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1137 ashrafi KM-335.1|AH 1137 (1724) ashrafi, Isfahan mint, Ashraf Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1137 ashrafi KM-335.1|AH 1137 (1724) ashrafi, Isfahan mint, Ashraf Shah]]
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* [[Iran AH 1161 2 rupee|AH 1161 double rupee]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1161 2 rupee|AH 1161 double rupee]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 2 rupi KM-438|AH 1162 2 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrukh]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 2 rupi KM-438|AH 1162 2 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrukh]]
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* [[Iran AH 1163 2 rupi KM-438|AH 1163 2 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrukh]]
 
=== gold ===
 
=== gold ===
 
* [[Iran AH 1153 1/2 mithqal]] Nadir Shah, Bukhara mint
 
* [[Iran AH 1153 1/2 mithqal]] Nadir Shah, Bukhara mint
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=== 5000 dinars (half toman) ===
 
=== 5000 dinars (half toman) ===
 
* [[Iran AH 1204 1/2 toman KM-615.1|AH 1204 (1790) half toman, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1204 1/2 toman KM-615.1|AH 1204 (1790) half toman, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1206 1/2 toman KM 615.1|AH 1206 (1791) half toman, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1206 1/2 toman KM-626.3|AH 1206 (1791) half toman, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1206 1/2 toman KM-626.3|AH 1206 (1791) half toman, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1207 1/2 toman KM-626.2|AH 1207 (1792) half toman, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1207 1/2 toman KM-626.2|AH 1207 (1792) half toman, Rasht mint]]

Revision as of 15:38, 18 February 2026

Persian Islamic art - ceramic tiles

Ancient Empires

Parthian Empire (247BCE - 224CE)

Orodes I

Orodes II

Vardanes I

Sasanian Empire (224 - 651 CE)

The Sasanian Empire

Ardashir I (224-241 AD)

Varahran II (276-293 AD)

Narseh (293-303 AD)

Hormizd II (303-309 AD)

Shapur II (309-379 AD)

Yazdigerd II (438-457 AD)

Peroz (457-484 AD)

Kavad I (2nd reign) (499-531 AD)

Khusro II (590-628 AD)

Kavad II (628 AD)

Ardashir III (628-630 AD)

Yazdigerd III (632-651 AD)

Islamic Empires

Arab-Sasanian coinage

Yazdigerd type anonymous

Khusro II type anonymous

Governor or caliph identified

Samanids

Buwayhids

Ghaznavids

Great Seljuqs

Timurids

Safavid Dynasty (AH906-1149, 1501-1736 AD)

4 shahi = 1 abbasi

abbasi

five shahi

mithqal

ashrafi

Afsharid Dynasty (AH1149-1210, 1736-1796 AD)

gold

Zand dynasty (1751-1794 AD)

all struck at the Khuy mint unless otherwise noted.

gold

Qajar Dynasty (AH1210-1343, 1796-1925 AD)

12 rupees + 2 shahis = 8 riyals = 1 toman

50 dinars (one shahi)

100 dinars (2 shahi)

500 dinars

1000 dinars = 1 kran

2000 dinars

5000 dinars (half toman)

10 kran = 1 toman

Heritage sale 3042, lot 30056
This specimen was lot 30056 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,057.50. The catalog description noted, "Muhammad Ali Shah silver "Medal for Loyalty" AH1326 (1908) CH VF, 48 mm. 41.05 gm. An immense silver medal featuring the bust of the Shah surrounded by crossed arms and legend (as notated by Baldwin's): al-sultan bin al-sultan bin al-sultan bin al-sultan wa'l-khaqan bin al-khaqan bin al-khaqan bin al-khaqan al-Sultan Muhammad 'Ali Shah Qajar Shahanshah Iran. The reverse depicts the emblematic Lion of Persia wielding a sabre with the radiant sun behind, wreaths encircling, and the Qajar crown at top. The following inscriptions encircle the design motif (as notated by Baldwin's): shah peresti "royalist", ghayrat "zealous", wafa "faithful", rashadat "well-behaved." Struck during a tumultuous time in Iranian history known as the bombardment of the Majlis, this is a crudely-manufactured silver medal that was most-likely presented to loyal soldiers. Despite a shallow-strike, the attractively-designed motifs are most pleasing and aside from the previous sale of this selection through Baldwin's, this is a rarely, if ever offered medal. Ex. Baldwin's Islamic Auction 07/11, Lot 820. Sold with certificate."

two, five and ten toman

Pavlavi Dynasty (AH1343-1399, 1925-1979 AD)

Iran - present day, courtesy of Nations Online Project

five, ten, 25 dinars

50, 100, 500 dinars

1000, 2000 dinars

5000 dinars

rial

quarter pahlavi

half pahlavi

pahlavi

2½ pahlavi

five pahlavi

Islamic Republic (AH1399, 1979 AD to present)