Iran AH 1161 abbasi KM-413.4

Sincona sale 88, lot 92

This specimen was lot 92 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, Afsharid Dynasty, Ebrahim, as formal ruler, 1161-1162 AH (1748-1749). Abbasi 1161 AH (1748), Qazvin Mint. Selten; Rare. NGC XF45. Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1989."

Nader Shah's assassination in AH 1160 left no clear successor and his sons and nephews contended for the throne backed by shifting tribal alliances. Adel Shah, ruler AH 1160-1161, yielded to Ibrahim in AH 1161-1162. The Qazvin mint struck abbasis for both rulers in AH 1161

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 4.60 g, silver, this specimen 4.60 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2762, KM 413.4.

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.
• 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 1160 abbasi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1160 5 shahi, Tabriz mint, Sam Mirza
• AH 1161 shahi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1161 rupi, Mashhad mint
• AH 1161 rupi, Qazwin mint
• AH 1161 double rupee, Mashhad mint
• AH 1161 quarter mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 half mohur, Tabriz mint
• AH 1161 mohur, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 6 shahi, Astarabad mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Isfahan mint
• AH 1162 rupi, Mazandaran mint = 10 shahi
• AH 1162 12 shahi, Qazvin mint
• Coins and currency dated 1748