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* [[Iran AH 1182 2 abbasi KM-523.3|AH 1182 double abbasi, Kashan mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1182 2 abbasi KM-523.3|AH 1182 double abbasi, Kashan mint]] | ||
* [[Iran AH 1189 2 abbasi KM-523.7|AH 1189 double abbasi, Rasht mint]] | * [[Iran AH 1189 2 abbasi KM-523.7|AH 1189 double abbasi, Rasht mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Iran AH 1189 1/4 mohur KM-530.4|AH 1189 | + | * [[Iran AH 1189 1/4 mohur KM-530.4|AH 1189 quarter mohur, Khuy mint]] |
| − | * [[Iran AH 1190 1/2 mohur KM-526|AH 1190 (1776) | + | * [[Iran AH 1189 1/2 mohur KM-531.2|AH 1189 half mohur, Shiraz mint, Karim Khan]] |
| + | * [[Iran AH 1190 1/2 mohur KM-526|AH 1190 (1776) half mohur, Rasht mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1775]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1775]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 65, 66, 67, 68]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 65, 66, 67, 68]] | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 13 November 2024
This specimen was lot 4028 in Sincona sale 67 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 50 CHF (about US$66 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN | Zand Dynasty | Karîm Khân 1166-1193 H./1753-1779 AD, Silver Coinage. 2 Abbasi 1189 H., Kirmân (Dâr al-amân). Very fine."
The Zand dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand, conquered and ruled most of Afsharid Iran (except Khorasan) in the eighteenth century. Karim Khan's successors lacked his ability and the state soon crumbled under Qajar attacks. This type was struck AH 1180-87 at Kirman and ten other mints.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.20 g, silver, this specimen 9.09 g.
Catalog reference: KM 523.4; Far. 279.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 67, Persian Coins and Medals, World Orders and Decorations, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.
Link to:
- AH 1171 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1180 abbasi, Yazd mint
- AH 1182 double abbasi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1182 double abbasi, Kashan mint
- AH 1189 double abbasi, Rasht mint
- AH 1189 quarter mohur, Khuy mint
- AH 1189 half mohur, Shiraz mint, Karim Khan
- AH 1190 (1776) half mohur, Rasht mint
- Coins and currency dated 1775