Iran AH 1170 1/4 mohur KM-482

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Sincona sale 88, lot 49

This specimen was lot 49 in Sincona sale 88 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN, Hotak Dynasty, Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1170 AH (1757), Isfahan Mint. Sehr selten; Very rare. NGC AU58. The reverse die with erroneous date 1107 for 1170 AH continued to be used under Karim Kham, cf. CNG Islamic Auction 4, lot 1359. Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1984."

Wikipedia comments, "The Hotak dynasty (Pashto: د هوتکيانو ټولواکمني Persian: امپراتوری هوتکیان) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful rebellion against the declining Persian Safavid empire." This is a rare type, struck only at Isfahan. It is listed under Iran as a third mohur but the weight of this example corresponds to a quarter mohur. Most of the Hotak issues are found in the SCWC under Afghanistan.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.75 g, gold, this specimen 2.70 g.

Catalog reference: Album unlisted, KM 482, Farahbakhsh -. Rabino -.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 88, The Kian Collection - Part II, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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