Iran AH 1208 1/4 toman KM-625

Sincona sale 88, lot 143

This specimen was lot 143 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"IRAN, Qajar Dynasty, Agha Mohammad Shah, 1193-1211 AH (1779-1797). 1/4 Toman 1208 AH (1794), Khoy Mint. Sehr seltene Münzstätte; Very rare mint. NGC MS65. Purchased from Credit Suisse, Geneva, in 1982."

This is the sole mint for this type, listed for AH 1208 only. It is quite scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.05 g, gold, this specimen 2.03 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2836, KM 625, Farahbakhsh 354-1.

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.
• 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 1206 rial, Tabriz mint
• AH 1206 (1791) half toman, Yazd mint
• AH 1207 ¼ toman, Khuy mint
• AH 1207 half toman, Qazwin mint
• AH 1207 half toman, Isfahan mint
• AH 1211 rupi, Mashhad mint
• AH 1211 rial, Kashan mint
• AH 1211 half toman, Tehran mint
• Coins and currency dated 1793