Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-419

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Sincona sale 88, lot 96

This specimen was lot 96 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Amir Arslan Khan, at Tabriz only, 1161 AH (1748). Abbasi 1161 AH (1748), Tabriz Mint. Selten, Vorzüglich; Rare. Extremely fine. Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988."

Amir Arslan Khan was the cousin of the brothers Adel Shah and Ebrahim Mirza. Governor of Azerbaijan, he struck a shahi, abbasi and ashrafi in AH 1161, all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 4.60 g, silver, this specimen 4.61 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2768. KM 419. Farahbakhsh 254-1.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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