Iran AH 1226 2 rials KM-690

Sincona sale 88, lot 160

This specimen was lot 160 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 2 Riyal 1226 AH (1811), Tabriz Mint. Von grösster Seltenheit. Nur drei Exemplare bekannt, Leicht gereinigt; Of the highest rarity. Only 3 specimens known. NGC UNC Details. Lightly cleaned. Purchased from S. Cordry, San Diego, California, in 1983."

This rare piece is listed in the SCWC for AH 1226 only. It is the first issue of this denomination. The elaborate engraving and careful strike suggests that it was intended for presentation. It is far superior to the plate coin in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 20.72 g, silver, this specimen 20.80 g.

Catalog reference: Album A2886, KM 690.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1222 ½ rial, Rasht mint
• AH 1222 rial, Kashan mint
• AH 1222 rial, Qazvin mint
• AH 1224 rial, Tabriz mint
• AH 1226 toman, Tehran mint
• AH 1226 5 toman, Tabriz mint
• AH 1227 5 toman, Isfahan mint
• AH 1230 rial, Mashhad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1811