Iran AH 1187 rupi KM-447

Steve Album sale 39, lot 689

This specimen was lot 689 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1755-1796, AR rupi, Mashhad, AH1187, fabulous strike, EF, R." This type was struck at Mashhad mint AH 1186-1189, 1193-1197. Shahrukh had three reigns, being overthrown twice, this is from the third.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.50 g, silver, this specimen 11.58 g.

Catalog reference: A-2783, KM-447.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint
• Iran AH 1175 1/4 mohur Tabriz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1773