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* [[Iran (1501-24) shahi]] Khwaf mint
 
* [[Iran (1501-24) shahi]] Khwaf mint
 
* [[Afghanistan (1501-24)-Balkh shahi|(AH 906-30) shahi, Balkh mint]]
 
* [[Afghanistan (1501-24)-Balkh shahi|(AH 906-30) shahi, Balkh mint]]
* [[Iran AH 929 shahi]] Sari mint
+
* [[Afghanistan AH 919 shahi|AH 919 (1513) shahi, Herat mint, Isma'il I]]
* [[Iran AH 945 shahi]] Kirman mint
+
* [[Iran AH 929 shahi]], Sari mint
 +
* [[Iran AH 936 shahi]], Mashhad mint
 +
* [[Iran AH 940 shahi]], Bistam mint
 +
* [[Iran AH 945 shahi]], Kirman mint
 
* [[Iran AH 1131 shahi KM-280.9|AH 1131 (1718) shahi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1131 shahi KM-280.9|AH 1131 (1718) shahi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1168 shahi KM-485.1|AH 1168 (1754) shahi, Isfahan mint, Azad Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1168 shahi KM-485.1|AH 1168 (1754) shahi, Isfahan mint, Azad Khan]]
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* [[Iran AH 1133 abbasi KM-282.6|AH 1133 (1720) abbasi, Nakhjavan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1133 abbasi KM-282.6|AH 1133 (1720) abbasi, Nakhjavan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1134 abbasi KM-282.10|AH 1134 (1721) abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1134 abbasi KM-282.10|AH 1134 (1721) abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1135 abbasi KM-303.11|AH 1135 abbasi, Qazwin mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1135 abbasi KM-303.15|AH 1135 abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1135 abbasi KM-303.15|AH 1135 abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1135 abbasi KM-309|AH 1135 abbasi, Kirman mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1135 abbasi KM-309|AH 1135 abbasi, Kirman mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1145 abbasi KM-346.2|AH 1145 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1145 abbasi KM-346.2|AH 1145 abbasi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1146 abbasi KM-346.3|AH 1146 abbasi, Maragheh mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1146 abbasi KM-346.3|AH 1146 abbasi, Maragheh mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1147 abbasi KM-346.6|AH 1147 abbasi, Rasht mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-346.9|AH 1148 abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-346.9|AH 1148 abbasi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-346.11|AH 1148 (1735) abbasi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1148 abbasi KM-346.11|AH 1148 (1735) abbasi, Tiflis mint]]
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== Afsharid Dynasty (AH1149-1210, 1736-1796 AD) ==
 
== Afsharid Dynasty (AH1149-1210, 1736-1796 AD) ==
 
* [[Qandahar (1735-47) falus]], Nadir Shah
 
* [[Qandahar (1735-47) falus]], Nadir Shah
 +
* [[Iran AH(115)4/7 falus|AH(115)4/7 falus, Kabul mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1160 falus|AH 1160 falus, Peshawar mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1157 shahi KM-383.3|AH 1157 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1157 shahi KM-383.3|AH 1157 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1159 shahi KM-383.3|AH 1159 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1159 shahi KM-383.3|AH 1159 shahi, Isfahan mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1162 abbasi KM-416.2|AH 1162 abbasi, Tiflis mint, Ibrahim]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1162 abbasi KM-416.2|AH 1162 abbasi, Tiflis mint, Ibrahim]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 abbasi KM-402.2|AH 1163 (1749) abbasi, Isfahan mint, Adel Shah]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 abbasi KM-402.2|AH 1163 (1749) abbasi, Isfahan mint, Adel Shah]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1163 abbasi KM-433.2|AH 1163 (1749) abbasi, Ganja mint, Shahrokh]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 abbasi KM-463.4|AH 1163 (1749) abbasi, Shiraz mint, Isma'il III]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 abbasi KM-463.4|AH 1163 (1749) abbasi, Shiraz mint, Isma'il III]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1167 abbasi KM-476.1|AH 1167 abbasi, Qazwin mint, Azad Khan]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1167 abbasi KM-476.1|AH 1167 abbasi, Qazwin mint, Azad Khan]]
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* [[Iran AH 1151 rupi KM-A385.9|AH 1151 rupi, Shahjahanabad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1151 rupi KM-A385.9|AH 1151 rupi, Shahjahanabad mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-A385.6|AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-A385.6|AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-A385.9|AH 1152 rupi, Shahjahanabad (Delhi) mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-385.12|AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1152 rupi KM-385.12|AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-A385.2|AH 1153 (1740) rupi, Bhakhar mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-A385.2|AH 1153 (1740) rupi, Bhakhar mint]]
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* [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-431|AH 1153 (1740) rupi, Herat mint, Shahrokh, viceroy]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1153 rupi KM-431|AH 1153 (1740) rupi, Herat mint, Shahrokh, viceroy]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1154 rupi KM-385.2|AH 1154 (1741) rupi, Daghestan mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1154 rupi KM-385.2|AH 1154 (1741) rupi, Daghestan mint]]
 +
* [[Iran AH 1154 rupi KM-385.4|AH 1154 (1741) rupi, Ganja mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1154 rupi KM-385.11|AH 1154 (1741) rupi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1154 rupi KM-385.11|AH 1154 (1741) rupi, Tabriz mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1155 rupi KM-431|AH 1155 rupi, Herat mint, Shahrokh, viceroy]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1155 rupi KM-431|AH 1155 rupi, Herat mint, Shahrokh, viceroy]]
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* [[Iran AH 1326 50 dinars|AH 1326 (1908) 50 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1326 50 dinars|AH 1326 (1908) 50 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1327 shahi|AH 1327 (1909) shahi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1327 shahi|AH 1327 (1909) shahi]]
* [[Iran (1913) shahi]]
+
* [[Iran (1913) shahi]] = 50 dinars
 +
* [[Iran AH 1332 shahi KM-1032|AH 1332 shahi sefid]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1335 shahi|AH 1335 (1916) shahi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1335 shahi|AH 1335 (1916) shahi]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1337 50 dinars|AH 1337 (1918) 50 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1337 50 dinars|AH 1337 (1918) 50 dinars]]
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* [[Iran AH 1327 500 dinars KM-1013|AH 1327 (1909) 500 dinars, bust obverse]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1327 500 dinars KM-1013|AH 1327 (1909) 500 dinars, bust obverse]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1330 500 dinars|AH 1330 (1912) 500 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1330 500 dinars|AH 1330 (1912) 500 dinars]]
* [[Iran AH1332 500 dinars|AH 1332 (1913) 500 dinars]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1332 500 dinars|AH 1332 (1913) 500 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1334 500 dinars|AH 1334 (1915) 500 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1334 500 dinars|AH 1334 (1915) 500 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1337 500 dinars|AH 1337 (1918) 500 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1337 500 dinars|AH 1337 (1918) 500 dinars]]
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* [[Iran AH1312 1000 dinars|AH 1312 (1894) 1000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH1312 1000 dinars|AH 1312 (1894) 1000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1319 1000 dinars|AH 1319 (1901) 1000 dinars, bust obverse]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1319 1000 dinars|AH 1319 (1901) 1000 dinars, bust obverse]]
* [[Iran AH1323 1000 dinars|AH 1323 (1905) 1000 dinars]]
+
* [[Iran AH 1323 1000 dinars|AH 1323 (1905) 1000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1327 1000 dinars KM-1015|AH 1327 (1909) 1000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1327 1000 dinars KM-1015|AH 1327 (1909) 1000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1328 1000 dinars|AH 1328 (1910) 1000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1328 1000 dinars|AH 1328 (1910) 1000 dinars]]
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=== 2000 dinars ===
 
=== 2000 dinars ===
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* [[Iran AH 1278 1/5 toman KM-851.3|AH 1278 (1861) 1/5 toman, Tehran mint]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1281 2000 dinars KM-Pn10|AH 1281 (1864) 2000 dinars, pattern struck in copper]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1281 2000 dinars KM-Pn10|AH 1281 (1864) 2000 dinars, pattern struck in copper]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1295 2000 dinars|AH 1295 gold 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1295 2000 dinars|AH 1295 gold 2000 dinars]]
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* [[Iran AH 1332 2000 dinars KM-1057|AH 1332 (1913) silver 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1332 2000 dinars KM-1057|AH 1332 (1913) silver 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1332 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1332 (1913) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1332 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1332 (1913) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 +
* [[Iran AH 1333 2000 dinars KM-1057|AH 1333 (1914) silver 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1333 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1333 (1914) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1333 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1333 (1914) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1334 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1334 (1915) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1334 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1334 (1915) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
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* [[Iran AH 1343 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1343 (1924) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1343 2000 dinars Fr-86|AH 1343 (1924) gold 2000 dinars]] = 1/5 toman
 
* [[Iran AH 1344 2000 dinars|AH 1344 (1925) silver 2000 dinars]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1344 2000 dinars|AH 1344 (1925) silver 2000 dinars]]
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=== quarter toman ===
 
=== quarter toman ===
 
* [[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]]
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* [[Iran SH1358 1/4 azadi|SH 1358 (1979) ¼ azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1358 1/4 azadi|SH 1358 (1979) ¼ azadi]]
 +
* [[Iran SH1366 1/4 azadi|SH 1366 (1987) ¼ azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1370 1/4 azadi|SH 1370 (1991) ¼ azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1370 1/4 azadi|SH 1370 (1991) ¼ azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1358 1/2 azadi|SH 1358 (1979) ½ azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1358 1/2 azadi|SH 1358 (1979) ½ azadi]]
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* [[Iran SH1358 azadi|SH 1358 (1979) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1358 azadi|SH 1358 (1979) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1363 azadi|SH 1363 (1984) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1363 azadi|SH 1363 (1984) azadi]]
 +
* [[Iran SH1364 azadi|SH 1364 (1985) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1366 azadi|SH 1366 (1987) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1366 azadi|SH 1366 (1987) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1373 azadi|SH 1373 (1994) azadi]]
 
* [[Iran SH1373 azadi|SH 1373 (1994) azadi]]

Latest revision as of 10:37, 1 July 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

quarter toman

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)