Iran AH 1161 2 rupee
The Afsharids were of Turkic origin, and the dynasty was founded by Nadir Shah when he deposed the last ruler of the Safavid Dynasty in 1736 AD. He expanded Persian rule to areas previously lost to the Ghilzai Afghans in the east and to the Ottomans in the west. However, he was assassinated in 1747 AD and thereafter the dynasty carried on in a weakened state, with various claimants who eventually split off, the most important being the establishment of the Durrani Empire in Khorasan. This region eventually became part of modern-day Afghanistan. The last Afsharid ruler was captured by Mohammad Khan Qajar, who established the Qajar Dynasty in 1796 AD. The first specimen shown was lot 719 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads[1]:
"AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 1st reign, 1748-1750, AR double rupee, Mashhad, AH1161, superb strike, well-centered and without any weakness, choice EF."
The second specimen was lot 99 in Sincona sale 88 (Zurich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,
"IRAN, Afsharid Dynasty, Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). 2 Rupi 1161 AH (1748), Mashhad Mint. Sehr selten, Sehr schön; Very rare. Very fine. Purchased from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, in 1992."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 23 g, silver, the first specimen 23.13 g, the second specimen 23.16 g.
Catalog reference: Album 2773, KM 438, Farahbakhsh 266-2, Rabino 411.
- Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
- [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
- Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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