Iran AH 1133 abbasi KM-282.2a

Sincona sale 88, lot 21

This specimen was lot 21 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Safavid Dynasty, Soltan Hosayn, 1105-1135 AH (1694-1722). 4 Shahi 1133 AH (1721), Isfahan Mint. Vorzüglich, Leicht gereinigt; Extremely fine, Lightly cleaned. Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988."

This abbasi or four shahi, reduced in weight from KM 282.3, was struck AH 1133-34.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.62 g, silver, this specimen 4.51 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2683.2. KM 282.2a, Farahbakhsh 137-2. Rabino 235 (1131 AH).

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

Link to:

• AH 1132 (1719) abbasi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1133 abbasi, Nakhjavan mint
• AH 1133 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1134 (1721) abbasi, Tabriz mint
• AH 1134 (1721) ashrafi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1135 (1722) abbasi, Kirman mint
• AH 1135 (1722) abbasi, Tabriz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1720