Iran AH 1181 1/4 mohur KM-530.6

Goldberg Sale 145, lot 705

This specimen was lot 705 in Goldberg Sale 145 (Los Angeles, February 2025), where it sold for $564. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Iran. 1/4 Mohur, AH1181 (1768). Shiraz mint. Kerim Khan, 1750-1779. PCGS graded AU-58." Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This type D quarter mohur was struck at Astarabad, Basra, Khoy, Kirman, Rekab, Shiraz (shown here, also known for AH 1179) and Tabriz.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 2.75 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-20; KM-530.6.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 145: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, the pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.

Link to:

• AH 1178 quarter mohur, Shiraz mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Rekab mint
• AH 1180 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1181 quarter mohur, Kashan mint
• AH 1182 quarter mohur, Shiraz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1767