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[[Image:Sincona88-0097.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 88, lot 97]]
 
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This specimen was lot 97 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, viceroy at Herat, 1151-1160 AH (1739-1747). Rupi 1155 AH (1743), Herat Mint. ''Äusserst selten, Sehr schön;'' Extremely rare. Very fine. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1986."</blockquote> This type was struck at Herat in [[Afghanistan]] AH 1153-1159 while Shahrokh was viceroy for his grandfather Nader Shah. Shahrokh survived the immediate turmoil after Nader's assassination and sat on the throne three times, AH 1161-63, AH 1163-66 and AH 1168-1210. He was finally murdered in 1796 after the Qajar takeover.
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This specimen was lot 97 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]], Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, viceroy at Herat, 1151-1160 AH (1739-1747). Rupi 1155 AH (1743), Herat Mint. ''Äusserst selten, Sehr schön;'' Extremely rare. Very fine. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1986."</blockquote> This type was struck at Herat in [[Afghanistan]] AH 1153-1159 while Shahrokh was viceroy for his grandfather Nader Shah. Shahrokh survived the immediate turmoil after Nader's assassination and sat on the throne three times, AH 1161-63, AH 1163-66 and AH 1168-1210. He was finally murdered in 1796 after the Qajar takeover.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

Revision as of 14:19, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 88, lot 97

This specimen was lot 97 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, viceroy at Herat, 1151-1160 AH (1739-1747). Rupi 1155 AH (1743), Herat Mint. Äusserst selten, Sehr schön; Extremely rare. Very fine. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1986."

This type was struck at Herat in Afghanistan AH 1153-1159 while Shahrokh was viceroy for his grandfather Nader Shah. Shahrokh survived the immediate turmoil after Nader's assassination and sat on the throne three times, AH 1161-63, AH 1163-66 and AH 1168-1210. He was finally murdered in 1796 after the Qajar takeover.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.54 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2771, KM 431, Rabino 410.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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