Catalog - SINCONA Auction 88

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Mahmud Shah, 1135-1137 AH (1722-1724). 5 Shahi 1136 AH (1723), Kashan Mint. 7.27 g. Album 2715. KM 326. Farahbakhsh 206. Sehr selten / Very rare. Sehr schön / Very fine. Etwas dezentriert / Slightly off-centered. Leicht gereinigt und Kratzer auf dem Revers / Lightly cleaned and scratches on reverse.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1989.

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Ashraf, 1137-1142 AH (1724-1729). 4 Shahi 1137/1140 AH (1724/1727), Isfahan Mint. 4.63 g. Album 2721. KM 339. Farahbakhsh 210-1. Sehr selten / Very rare. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very fine-extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from B. Alaedini, Los Angeles, California, in 2009.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). Mohur Ashrafi 1167 AH (1754), Isfahan Mint. 10.97 g. Album 2723. KM 483. Rabino 433 (as Karim Khan). Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS62.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). Mohur Ashrafi 1167 AH (1754), Shiraz Mint. 10.95 g. Album 2723. KM 483. Farahbakhsh -. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Gestopftes Loch / Plugged.

Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1986.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). 1/3 Mohur Ashrafi 1167 AH (1754), Isfahan Mint. 3.57 g. Album 2724. KM 482. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC AU Details. Leicht bearbeitet / Slightly tooled.

Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 2010.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). Mohur Ashrafi 1169 AH (1756), Tabriz Mint. 10.97 g. Album 2722. KM -. Farahbakhsh -. cf. Rabino 311 (in silver). Von grösster Seltenheit / Of the highest rarity. NGC AU Details. Feilspuren am Rand / Edge filing.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1985.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). 2 Shahi 1169 AH (1756), Tabriz Mint. 2.23 g. Album 2730L. KM 475. Farahbakhsh -. Sehr seltenes Nominal / Very rare denomination. Vorzüglich / Extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). Mohur Ashrafi 1170 AH (1757), Isfahan Mint. 10.92 g. Album 2722. KM 474. Farahbakhsh -. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS63.

Purchased from Sotheby's, London, in 1987.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1170 AH (1757), Isfahan Mint. 2.70 g. Album -. KM 482. Farahbakhsh -. Rabino -. 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.

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Azad Khan, 1163-1170 AH (1750-1757). Rupi 1170 AH (1757), Kashan Mint. 11.52 g. Album 2726. KM 473. Farahbakhsh -. Rabino 310. Selten / Rare. Gutes vorzüglich / Good extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from Morton & Eden, London 2011.

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Ahmad Shah, 1160-1186 AH (1747-1772). Ashrafi 1168 AH (1755), Mashhad Mint. 3.48 g. Album A3091. KM A639 (plate coin). Äusserst seltener Typ / Extremely rare type. NGC MS64.

Purchased from S. Album, Santa Rosa, California, in 1995.

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Ahmad Shah, 1160-1186 AH (1747-1772). Ashrafi Year 8 (1168 AH / 1755), Mashhad Mint. 11.53 g. Album 3092. Rabino 758 var. Vorzüglich / Extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from S. Album, Santa Rosa, California, in 1996.

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Ahmad Shah, 1160-1186 AH (1747-1772). Mohur Ashrafi n. d., Mashhad Mint. 10.98 g. Album 3090. KM 639. Farahbakhsh -. Rabino 759. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS62.

Purchased from O. Hamidi, Los Angeles, California, in 1994.

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Ahmad Shah, 1160-1186 AH (1747-1772). Rupi n. d., Mashhad Mint. 11.56 g. Album 3092. cf. www.zeno.ru 66465. Rabino 758. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very fine-extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988.

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Taimur Shah, as Sultan, 1186-1207 AH (1772-1793). Shahi 1199 AH (1785), Mashhad Mint. 1.13 g. Album 3101. KM A640. Sehr seltenes Nominal / Very rare denomination. Vorzüglich / Extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2010.

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Taimur Shah, as Sultan, 1186-1207 AH (1772-1793). Rupi 1200 AH (1786), Mashhad Mint. 11.48 g. Album -. KM B640. Rabino 762. Selten / Rare. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very fine-extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 1999.

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Zaman Shah, 1207-1216 AH (1793-1801). Rupi 1214 AH (1799), Mashhad Mint. 11.43 g. Album 3108. KM E640. Rabino 764. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. Gutes sehr schön / Good very fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand / Flan flaw on edge.

Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 1999.

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Anonymous, c. 1172-1173 AH (1760). Shahi 1172 AH (1759), Astarabad Mint. 1.11 g. cf. Album 2734D (6 Shahi). Äusserst seltenes Nominal / Extremely rare denomination. Fast vorzüglich / About extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1983.

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Nader Shah, as viceroy in the East, 1142-1148 AH (1729-1735). Ashrafi 1143 AH (1731), Mashhad Mint. 3.35 g. Album 2735. KM 353. Farahbakhsh -. Rabino 274. Äusserst seltene Münzstätte / Extremely rare mint. NGC MS65.

While this coin formerly was assigned to Tahmasp II, according to the current state of knowledge this coin is to be assigned to Nader Shah as viceroy.

Purchased from Spink & Son, Zurich, in 1987.

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