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* [[Iran AH 1182 1/4 mohur KM-530.6|AH 1182 quarter mohur, Shiraz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1182 1/4 mohur KM-530.6|AH 1182 quarter mohur, Shiraz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1182 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1182 quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1182 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1182 quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1185 1/4 mohur KM-525.2|AH 1185 quarter mohur, Kashan mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1184 1/4 mohur KM-525.5|AH 1184 (1770) quarter mohur, Qazvin mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1185 1/4 mohur KM-525.2|AH 1185 quarter mohur, Kashan mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1185 1/4 mohur KM-525.2|AH 1185 (1771) quarter mohur, Kashan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1185 1/4 mohur KM-525.6|AH 1185 quarter mohur, Rasht mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1185 1/4 mohur KM-525.6|AH 1185 (1771) quarter mohur, Rasht mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1186 1/4 mohur KM-525.5|AH 1186 quarter mohur, Qazvin mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1186 1/4 mohur KM-525.5|AH 1186 (1772) quarter mohur, Qazvin mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1186 1/4 mohur KM-530.7|AH 1186 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1186 1/4 mohur KM-525.6|AH 1186 (1772) quarter mohur, Rasht mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1186 1/4 mohur KM-530.7|AH 1186 (1772) quarter mohur, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1187 1/4 mohur KM-525.2|AH 1187 quarter mohur, Kashan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1187 1/4 mohur KM-525.2|AH 1187 quarter mohur, Kashan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1187 1/4 mohur KM-525.4|AH 1187 quarter mohur, Mazandaran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1187 1/4 mohur KM-525.4|AH 1187 quarter mohur, Mazandaran mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1187 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1187 quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1187 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1187 quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1188 1/4 mohur KM-530.7|AH 1188 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1188 1/4 mohur KM-530.7|AH 1188 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1189 1/4 mohur KM-530.4|AH 1189 quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1189 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1189 (1775) quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1189 1/4 mohur KM-530.4|AH 1189 (1775) quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1190 1/4 mohur KM-525.3|AH 1190 quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1190 1/4 mohur KM-525.3|AH 1190 quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1190 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1190 quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1190 1/4 mohur KM-525.9|AH 1190 quarter mohur, Yazd mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1192 1/4 mohur KM-525.3|AH 1192 (1778) quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1192 1/4 mohur KM-525.3|AH 1192 (1778) quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-525.3|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-525.3|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Khuy mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-543.2|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Yazd mint, Abol-Fath Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-544.1|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Abol-Fath Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-544.1|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Abol-Fath Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-544.3|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Yazd mint, Abol-Fath Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1193 1/4 mohur KM-544.3|AH 1193 (1779) quarter mohur, Yazd mint, Abol-Fath Khan]]
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=== 12 rupees + 2 shahis = 8 riyals = 1 toman ===
 
=== 12 rupees + 2 shahis = 8 riyals = 1 toman ===
 
* [[Iran AH 1169 rupi KM-504.3|AH 1169 rupi, Mazandaran mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1169 rupi KM-504.3|AH 1169 rupi, Mazandaran mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1170 rupi KM-504.3|AH 1170 (1756) rupi, Mazandaran mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 rupi KM-504.1|AH 1171 rupi, Isfahan mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 rupi KM-504.1|AH 1171 rupi, Isfahan mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 rupi KM-504.3|AH 1171 rupi, Mazandaran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1171 rupi KM-504.3|AH 1171 rupi, Mazandaran mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-665.6|AH 1212 rial, Tehran mint, coronation of Fath-'Ali Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-665.6|AH 1212 rial, Tehran mint, coronation of Fath-'Ali Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-655.6|AH 1212 rial, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1212 rial KM-655.6|AH 1212 rial, Tehran mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1215 rial KM-374.17|AH 1215 (1800) rial, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH1216-Maragha riyal|AH 1216 rial, Maragha mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH1216-Maragha riyal|AH 1216 rial, Maragha mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1217 rial KM-674.12|AH 1217 (1802) rial, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1217 rial KM-674.12|AH 1217 (1802) rial, Rasht mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1255 kran KM-797.5|AH 1255 (1839) kran, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1255 kran KM-797.5|AH 1255 (1839) kran, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1256 kran KM-797.9|AH 1256 (1840) kran, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1256 kran KM-797.9|AH 1256 (1840) kran, Tabriz mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1259 kran KM-799|AH 1259 (1843) kran, lion obverse, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1261 kran KM-797.8|AH 1261 (1844) kran, Tabaristan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1261 kran KM-797.8|AH 1261 (1844) kran, Tabaristan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1262 kran KM-799|AH 1262 kran, Tehran mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1262 kran KM-799|AH 1262 (1845) kran, lion obverse, Tehran mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1263 kran KM-799|AH 1263 (1846) kran, Tehran mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1263 kran KM-799|AH 1263 (1846) kran, lion obverse, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1266 kran KM-824.10|AH 1266 kran, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1266 kran KM-824.10|AH 1266 kran, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1268 kran KM-824.8|AH 1268 (1851) kran, Kirman mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1268 kran KM-824.8|AH 1268 (1851) kran, Kirman mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1283 kran KM-824.11|AH 1283 (1866) kran, Qazwin Mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1283 kran KM-824.11|AH 1283 (1866) kran, Qazwin Mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1289 kran KM-824.9|AH 1289 (1872) kran, Kirmanshahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1289 kran KM-824.9|AH 1289 (1872) kran, Kirmanshahan mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1289 kran KM-824.12|AH 1289 (1872) kran, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1289 kran KM-824.18|AH 1289 (1872) kran, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1289 kran KM-824.18|AH 1289 (1872) kran, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1292 kran KM-824.10|AH 1292 (1875) kran, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1292 kran KM-824.10|AH 1292 (1875) kran, Mashhad mint]]
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* [[Iran (1896) 2000 dinars]] gold
 
* [[Iran (1896) 2000 dinars]] gold
 
* [[Iran (1901) 2000 dinars|(1901) gold 2000 dinars, bust obverse]]
 
* [[Iran (1901) 2000 dinars|(1901) gold 2000 dinars, bust obverse]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1319 2000 dinars KM-Pn30|AH 1319 2000 dinars, pattern struck in gold]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1319 2000 dinars Fr-72|AH 1319 (1901) gold 2000 dinars, lion obverse]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1319 2000 dinars Fr-72|AH 1319 (1901) gold 2000 dinars, lion obverse]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1322 2000 dinars|AH 1322 (1904) silver 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1322 2000 dinars|AH 1322 (1904) silver 2000 dinars]]
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* [[Iran AH 1328 2000 dinars Fr-83|AH 1328 (1910) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1328 2000 dinars Fr-83|AH 1328 (1910) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1329 2000 dinars|AH 1329 (1911) silver 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1329 2000 dinars|AH 1329 (1911) silver 2000 dinars]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1329 2000 dinars Fr-83|AH 1329 (1911) gold 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1330 2000 dinars KM-1041|AH 1330 (1911) silver 2000 dinars, date below wreath]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1330 2000 dinars KM-1041|AH 1330 (1911) silver 2000 dinars, date below wreath]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1330 2000 dinars KM-1043|AH 1330 (1912) silver 2000 dinars, date below lion]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1330 2000 dinars KM-1043|AH 1330 (1912) silver 2000 dinars, date below lion]]
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* [[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]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1204 1/4 toman KM-524a.1|AH 1204 quarter toman, Isfahan mint, Agha Mohammad Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1204 1/4 toman KM-524a.1|AH 1204 quarter toman, Isfahan mint, Agha Mohammad Shah]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1205 1/4 toman KM-524a.2|AH 1205 (1790) quarter toman, Kashan mint, Agha Mohammad Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1207 1/4 toman KM-625|AH 1207 quarter toman, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1207 1/4 toman KM-625|AH 1207 quarter toman, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1208 1/4 toman KM-625|AH 1208 quarter toman, Khuy mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1208 1/4 toman KM-625|AH 1208 quarter toman, Khuy mint]]
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* [[Iran AH1316 5000 dinars|AH 1316 (1898) gold 5000 dinars]] = ½ toman
 
* [[Iran AH1316 5000 dinars|AH 1316 (1898) gold 5000 dinars]] = ½ toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1318 5000 dinars|AH 1318 (1900) gold 5000 dinars]] = ½ toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1318 5000 dinars|AH 1318 (1900) gold 5000 dinars]] = ½ toman
 +
* [[Iran AH 1319 5000 dinars|AH 1319 (1901) gold 5000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH1320 5000 dinars|AH 1320 (1902) silver 5000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH1320 5000 dinars|AH 1320 (1902) silver 5000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1322 5000 dinars|AH 1322 (1904) silver 5000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1322 5000 dinars|AH 1322 (1904) silver 5000 dinars]]
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* [[Iran AH 1234 toman KM-753.11|AH 1234 (1818) toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1234 toman KM-753.11|AH 1234 (1818) toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1234 toman KM-753.13|AH 1234 (1818) toman, Yazd mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1234 toman KM-753.13|AH 1234 (1818) toman, Yazd mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1235 toman KM-753.11|AH 1235 (1819) toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1236 toman KM-753.11|AH 1236 (1820) toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1236 toman KM-753.11|AH 1236 (1820) toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1236 toman KM-753.12|AH 1236 (1820) toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1236 toman KM-753.12|AH 1236 (1820) toman, Tehran mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1238 toman KM-753.4|AH 1238 (1822) toman, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1238 toman KM-753.4|AH 1238 (1822) toman, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1239 toman KM-753.3|AH 1239 (1823) toman, Hamadan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1239 toman KM-753.3|AH 1239 (1823) toman, Hamadan mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1240 toman KM-753.7|AH 1240 toman, Kirmanshahan mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1240 toman KM-753.6|AH 1240 (1824) toman, Khoy mint]]
* [[Iran AH 1241 toman KM-757.6|AH 1241 toman, Tehran mint]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1240 toman KM-753.7|AH 1240 (1824) toman, Kirmanshahan mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1240 toman KM-753.13|AH 1240 (1824) toman, Yazd mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1241 toman KM-757.6|AH 1241 (1825) toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1242 toman KM-757.6|AH 1242 (1826) toman, Rekab mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1242 toman KM-757.6|AH 1242 (1826) toman, Rekab mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1243 toman KM-757.6|AH 1243 toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1243 toman KM-757.6|AH 1243 toman, Tehran mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1266 toman KM-853.11|AH 1266 toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1266 toman KM-853.11|AH 1266 toman, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1267 toman KM-853.8|AH 1267 (1850) toman, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1267 toman KM-853.8|AH 1267 (1850) toman, Rasht mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1267 toman KM-853.12|AH 1267 (1850) toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1268 toman KM-853.6|AH 1268 (1851) toman, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1268 toman KM-853.6|AH 1268 (1851) toman, Mashhad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1268 toman KM-853.8|AH 1268 (1851) toman, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1268 toman KM-853.8|AH 1268 (1851) toman, Rasht mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1271 toman KM-858|AH 1271 (1854) toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1271 toman KM-858|AH 1271 (1854) toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-853.7|AH 1272 (1855) toman, Qazvin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-853.7|AH 1272 (1855) toman, Qazvin mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-853.8|AH 1272 toman, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-853.10|AH 1272 (1855) toman, Tabaristan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-853.10|AH 1272 (1855) toman, Tabaristan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-861.2|AH 1272 (1855) toman, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1272 toman KM-861.2|AH 1272 (1855) toman, Rasht mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1303 toman|AH 1303 (1885) toman]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1303 toman|AH 1303 (1885) toman]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1304 toman|AH 1304 (1886) toman]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1304 toman|AH 1304 (1886) toman]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1305 toman Fr-62|AH 1305 (1887) toman, bust obverse]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1306 toman|AH 1306 (1888) toman]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1306 toman|AH 1306 (1888) toman]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1308 toman|AH 1308 (1890) toman]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1308 toman|AH 1308 (1890) toman]]
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* [[Iran SH1363 azadi|SH 1363 (1984) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1363 azadi|SH 1363 (1984) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1366 azadi|SH 1366 (1987) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1366 azadi|SH 1366 (1987) azadi]]
 +
* [[Iran SH1373 azadi|SH 1373 (1994) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1374 azadi|SH 1374 (1995) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1374 azadi|SH 1374 (1995) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1375 azadi|SH 1375 (1996) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1375 azadi|SH 1375 (1996) azadi]]

Latest revision as of 15:21, 9 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)