Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Ashrafi 1212 AH (1797), Tehran Mint. 3.35 g. In the name of Baba Khan. Album A2853. KM -. Von grösster Seltenheit / Of the highest rarity. NGC MS65.

Struck in the year of his coronation in Ashrafi standard, these coins in the name of Baba Khan in 1212 AH must have been struck just before the coronation when he changed his name to Fath-'Ali.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1985.

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