Iran AH 1195 1/4 mohur KM-A552

Sincona sale 88, lot 128

This specimen was lot 128 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$925 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Zand Dynasty, Sadeq Khan, 1193-1195 AH (1779-1781). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1195 AH (1781), Kerman Mint. Äusserst selten; Extremely rare. NGC MS63. Purchased from B. Schulten, Köln, in 1989."

Sadeq Khan was Karim Khan's brother and the uncle of Karim's successor Abol-Fath Khan. After setting Abol-Fath Khan aside, Sadeq Khan ruled in his own right until his death in 1781. This type B quarter mohur (KM A552) is listed for Shiraz only; a type A quarter mohur (KM 551.3) is listed for Kirman.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.75 g, gold, this specimen 2.71 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2811 (as 1/8 Mohur), KM A552 (as 1/2 Mohur), Farahbakhsh -.

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 1192 quarter mohur, Kashan mint
• AH 1192 quarter mohur, Khuy mint
• AH 1193 quarter mohur, Khuy mint
• AH 1193 quarter mohur, Isfahan mint, Abol-Fath Khan
• AH 1194 (1780) quarter mohur, Khuy mint, Sadeq Khan
• AH 1194 (1780) mohur, Shiraz mint, Sadeq Khan
• AH 1195 quarter mohur, Khuy mint, Sadeq Khan
• AH 1196 (1781) quarter mohur, Rasht mint, Ali Morad Khan
• AH 1196 (1781) quarter mohur, Yazd mint, Ali Morad Khan
• AH 1196 (1781) quarter mohur, Khuy mint, Ali Murad Khan
• AH 1197 quarter mohur
• Coins and currency dated 1781