Iran AH 1170 rupi KM-461.2

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Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 76443
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This specimen was lot 76443 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Safavid Dynasty. Rupee, AH 1170 (1756/57). Rasht Mint. Isma'il III. NGC AU-50. Elusive as a type, this Rupee displays boldly executed strike, with luster reserved in the deeply impressed devices, with a soft golden tone throughout." This specimen was offered again as lot 75656 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $125. This type was struck at Rasht 1166-1168. Isma'il served as a puppet for Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari and later for the Zands.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.50 g, silver.

Catalog reference: A-2702; KM-461.2.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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