Iran AH 1163 ashrafi KM-A435

Sincona sale 88, lot 102

This specimen was lot 102 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,718 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). Ashrafi 1163 AH (1750), Mashhad Mint. Sehr selten; Very rare. NGC MS63. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988."

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. This rare type is the only ashrafi from this reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, gold, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: Album A2773, KM A435.

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 1161 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 mohur, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 6 shahi, Astarabad mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh
• AH 1162 rupi, Shiraz mint, Shahrokh
• AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint = 10 shahi
• AH 1162 rupi, Kerman mint, Ibrahim
• AH 1162 2 rupi, Mashhad mint, Shahrukh
• AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint
• AH 1162 12 shahi (3 abbasi), Rasht mint, Ibrahim
• AH 1163 abbasi, Shiraz mint, Isma'il III
• AH 1163 6 shahi, Mazandaran mint, Solayman II
• AH 1163 double mohur, Mashhad mint, Solayman II
• AH 1165 mohur, Qazvin mint, Isma'il III
• Coins and currency dated 1749