Iran AH 1172 rupi KM-517.6

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Sincona sale 88, lot 111

This specimen was lot 111 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$793 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Zand Dynasty, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Rupi 1172 AH (1759), Jelou (court mint). Sehr selten; Very rare. NGC AU50. Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 1982."

Karim Khan was the founder and the only competent ruler of the Zands. This rupi was struck at Isfahan, Kashan, Kirman, Qazvin and Shiraz; Jelou is an unlisted mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.5 g, silver, this specimen 11.56 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2794, KM 517 (unlissted mint), cf. Rabino 437 = Farahbakhsh 293-1.

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.

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