Iran AH 1152 2 rupi KM-377.2

Sincona sale 88, lot 71

This specimen was lot 71 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). 2 Rupi 1152 AH (1739), Lahore Mint. Äusserst selten, Gutes sehr schön, Leicht gereinigt, Schrötlingsfehler; Extremely rare. Good very fine. Lightly cleaned. Flan flaw. Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 2013."

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 silver douple rupi (20 shahi) was minted after he proclaimed himself shah. It was also struck at Kabul, Mashhad, Multan, Nadirabad, Peshawar and Qandahar. Lahore is now in Pakistan but was then under Afsharid rule.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 23 g, silver, this specimen 22.78 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2743, KM 377.2, Farahbakhsh 232-3. Rabino 380.

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.

Link to:

• AH 1150 abbasi, Mashhad mint
• AH 1150 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1150 6 shahi, Tabriz mint
• AH 1150 2 rupi, Qandahar mint = 20 shahi
• AH 1150 1/6 mohur, Isfahan mint
• AH 1151 6 shahi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1151 rupi, Shahjahanabad mint = 10 shahi
• AH 1151 ashrafi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1152 ¼ rupi, Murshidabad mint
• AH 1152 rupi, Tiflis mint
• AH 1152 rupi, Multan mint
• AH 1152 ashrafi, Tiflis mint
• AH 1153 rupi, Bhakhar mint
• AH 1153 rupi, Nadirabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1739