Iran AH 1150 1/6 mohur KM-387
This specimen was lot 62 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,255 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). 1/2 Ashrafi 1150 AH (1737), Isfahan Mint. 1.83 g. Album 2741A. KM 387. Farahbakhsh -. Rabino -. Äusserst selten; Extremely rare. NGC MS62. Purchased from Sotheby's, London, in 1984."
Nadir Shah was the power behind the throne in the last years of the Safavids. Finally, he tired of ruling thru puppets and seized the throne for himself in AH 1148. This gold ashrafi was minted soon after he proclaimed himself shah. This is the only occurrence of this denomination during the reign, altho a 1/12 mohur (KM 386) also exists.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.4 g, silver, this specimen 5.38 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2749.1, KM 362.1, Farahbakhsh 225-2, Rabino 316.
- 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, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
- AH 1148 abbasi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1148 abbasi, Mazandaran mint
- AH 1148 abbasi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1148 ashrafi, Qazvin mint
- AH 1149 abbasi, Shiraz mint
- AH 1150 abbasi, Mashhad mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1150 (1737) abbasi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1150 6 shahi, Tabriz mint
- AH 1150 (1737) 6 shahi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1150 rupi, Tiflis mint
- AH 1150 2 rupi, Qandahar mint = 20 shahi
- AH 1151 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
- AH 1151 rupi, Shahjahanabad mint = 10 shahi
- AH 1151 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
- Coins and currency dated 1737