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[[Image:Sincona88-0056.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 56]]
 
[[Image:Sincona88-0056.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 56]]
  
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This specimen was lot 56 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$363 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Hotak Dynasty, Taimur Shah, as Sultan, 1186-1207 AH (1772-1793). Rupi 1200 AH (1786), Mashhad Mint. ''Selten, Sehr schön-vorzüglich, Leicht gereinigt;'' Rare. Very fine-extremely fine. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 1999."</blockquote> Taimur Shah, second ruler of the Durranis, is listed in the SCWC under [[Afghanistan]]. Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, served as a buffer between the Zands in Iran and the Durranis in Afghanistan. This type is listed for AH 119x and AH 1201-1207 but not AH 1200.
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This specimen was lot 56 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$363 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Hotak Dynasty, Taimur Shah, as Sultan, 1186-1207 AH (1772-1793). Rupi 1200 AH (1786), Mashhad Mint. ''Selten, Sehr schön-vorzüglich, Leicht gereinigt;'' Rare. Very fine-extremely fine. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 1999."</blockquote> Taimur Shah, second ruler of the Durranis, is listed in the SCWC under [[Afghanistan]]. Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, served as a buffer between the Zands in Iran and the Durranis in Afghanistan. This type is listed for AH 119x and AH 1201-1207 but not AH 1200.
  
 
''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.
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* <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 1199 1/4 mohur KM-567|AH 1199 quarter mohur, Yazd mint, Taqi Khan Bafqi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1199 1/4 mohur KM-567|AH 1199 quarter mohur, Yazd mint, Taqi Khan Bafqi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1203 rupi KM-B640|AH 1203 (1788) rupi, Mashhad mint, Taimur Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1203 rupi KM-B640|AH 1203 (1788) rupi, Mashhad mint, Taimur Shah]]
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* [[Afghanistan AH 1203(16) rupee KM-563|AH 1203(16) rupee, Kashmir mint, Taimur Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1203 1/4 toman KM-524a.4|AH 1203 quarter toman, Rasht mint, Agha Mohammad Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1203 1/4 toman KM-524a.4|AH 1203 quarter toman, Rasht mint, Agha Mohammad Shah]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1786]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1786]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]]

Latest revision as of 11:26, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 88, lot 56

This specimen was lot 56 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$363 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Hotak Dynasty, Taimur Shah, as Sultan, 1186-1207 AH (1772-1793). Rupi 1200 AH (1786), Mashhad Mint. Selten, Sehr schön-vorzüglich, Leicht gereinigt; Rare. Very fine-extremely fine. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 1999."

Taimur Shah, second ruler of the Durranis, is listed in the SCWC under Afghanistan. Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, served as a buffer between the Zands in Iran and the Durranis in Afghanistan. This type is listed for AH 119x and AH 1201-1207 but not AH 1200.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.0-11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.48 g.

Catalog reference: Album -. KM B640 (unlisted date), Rabino 762.

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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