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Revision as of 23:57, 21 September 2024
This specimen was lot 1397 in Goldberg Sale 137 (Los Angeles, January 2024), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "Iran. ½ Mithqal, AH999 (1591). Qazwin Mint. Abbas I, AH 995-1038/ 1578-1629 AD. Extremely Fine." This type was accompanied by a single mithqal (Fr-6b) and double mithqal (Fr-6a). Later in the reign, these denominations were superseded by the gold ashrafi, which was used until the mid-eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.3 g, gold, this specimen 2.3 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-6c, A.2628.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 137: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.
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