Iran AH 1190 1/4 mohur KM-525.9

Sincona sale 83, lot 2920

This specimen was lot 2920 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$368 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAN, Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur 1190 AH (1776), Yazd. NGC AU58." The Zand dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand, conquered and ruled most of Afsharid Iran (except Khorasan) in the eighteenth century. Karim Khan's successors lacked his ability and the state soon crumbled under Qajar attacks. The SCWC notes that this type was struck AH 1190-1193 at Khuy, Tabriz, Shiraz, Kirman, Kashan, Rasht, Yazd (shown here) and Rekab.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.75 g, gold, this specimen 2.73 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2791, KM 525.9, Fr-20.

Source:

• Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
• 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

• AH 1190 2 abbasi, Rasht mint
• AH 1190 quarter mohur, Khuy mint
• AH 1190 quarter mohur, Basra mint
• AH 1190 ½ mohur, Rasht mint
• AH 1191 quarter mohur, Khuy mint
• AH 1191 quarter mohur, Mazandaran mint
• AH 1191 half mohur, Basra mint
• Coins and currency dated 1776