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Revision as of 08:31, 28 October 2024
This specimen was lot 46 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Hotak Dynasty, Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). Mohur Ashrafi 1169 AH (1756), Tabriz Mint. Von grösster Seltenheit, Feilspuren am Rand; Of the highest rarity. NGC AU Details. Edge filing. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1985."
Wikipedia comments, "The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني Persian: امپراتوری هوتکیان) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful rebellion against the declining Persian Safavid empire." This is a rare one year type, struck only at Tabriz. It is listed in the SCWC under Iran but most of the Hotak issues are found under Afghanistan.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11 g, gold, this specimen 10.97 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2722, KM 478, Farahbakhsh -. cf. Rabino 311 (in silver).
- 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 1167 mohur, Isfahan mint, Azad Khan
- AH 1168 ashrafi, Mashhad mint, Ahmad Shah
- AH 1169 2 shahi, Tabriz mint, Azad Khan
- AH 1169 rupi, Mazandaran mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan
- AH 1169 quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Karim Khan
- AH 1170 (1756) shahi, Shiraz mint, Azad Khan
- AH 1170 rupi, Rasht mint
- AH 1170 rupi, Kashan mint, Azad Khan
- AH 1170 quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Azad Khan
- AH 1170 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint, Mohammad Hasan Khan
- AH 1170 mohur, Isfahan mint, Azad Khan
- Coins and currency dated 1755