Iran AH 1178 1/4 mohur KM-525.2

Sincona sale 88, lot 113

This specimen was lot 113 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$793 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1178 AH (1764), Kashan Mint. Selten; Rare. NGC AU58. Purchased from Heritage, New York, in 2013."

Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This quarter mohur was struck at Isfahan, Kashan (shown here, known for AH 1178-1192), Khoy, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Rasht, Shiraz, Tehran and Yazd.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.75 g, gold, this specimen 2.72 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2791, KM 525.2, Farahbakhsh 291.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• AH 1172 quarter mohur, Kashan mint, Karim Khan
• AH 1175 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint, Muhammad Hasan Khan
• AH 1177 quarter mohur, Kashan mint
• AH 1178 (1764) rupi, Mashhad mint, Ahmad Shah
• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Karim Khan
• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Shiraz mint
• AH 1178 (1764) rupi, Mashhad mint, Ahmad Shah
• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Kirman mint
• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Rekab mint
• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Kirman mint, Karim Khan
• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1180 abbasi, Yazd mint
• AH 1180 double abbasi, Mazandaran mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Yazd mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Rekab mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1764