Iran AH 987 mithqal

Goldberg Sale 137, lot 1395

This specimen was lot 1395 in Goldberg Sale 137 (Los Angeles, January 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Iran. Mithqal, AH987 (1579). type B. Qazwin Mint. Muhammad Khudabandah, 1578-1588. Bent. Very Fine." This type was accompanied by a half mithqal (Fr-6c) and double mithqal (Fr-6a). Later in the reign, these denominations were superseded by the gold ashrafi, which was used until the mid-eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.6 g, gold, this specimen 4.6 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-6b, A-2616.1.

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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 137: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.

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