The Kian Collection - Part 3
(Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry)
The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins
1 Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Ashrafi 1151 AH (1738/1739), Isfahan Mint. 3.49 g. Album -. Farahbakhsh 236-1. KM 378. Fr. 13a. Selten / Rare. NGC MS61.
Purchased from H. Nasirzadeh, London, in 1993.
Finest certified by NGC.
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1 Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Ashrafi 1152 AH (1739/1740), Isfahan Mint. 3.46 g. Album -. KM 378. Fr. 14. Selten / Rare. NGC AU58.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988.
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1 Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Rupi 1153 AH (1740/1741), Isfahan Mint. 11.57 g. Album 2744.1 type D1. Farahbakhsh 231-4 (1152 AH). KM 385.5 Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1986.
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1 Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Mohur Ashrafi 1157 AH (1744/1745), Kabul Mint. 10.96 g. Album 2739.2. Farahbakhsh 238-6. KM 389. Fr. 16. Von grösster Seltenheit / Of the highest rarity. NGC UNC Details. Möglicherweise Fassungsspuren / Possibly ex jewelry.
Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 2010.
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1 Nader Shah, as king, 1148-1160 AH (1735-1747). Mohur Ashrafi 1158 AH (1745/1746), Tabriz Mint. 11.05 g. Album 2739.1. Unlisted in Rabino ACSM or Farahbakhsh. KM 389. Fr. 16. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS63.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1985.
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1 Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Rupi n. d., Mazandaran Mint. 11.57 g. Album 2757. Rabino ACSM 395. KM -. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1983.
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1 Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Shahi n. d., Tabriz Mint. 1.12 g. Struck with Abbasi dies. Album 2763. cf. Farahbakhsh 244-1. KM -. Selten, unbekannte Münzstätte für den Typ / Rare, unrecorded mint for the type. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1990.
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1 Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Abbasi 1163 AH (1749/1750), Isfahan Mint. 4.67 g. Album 2760 type A. Farahbakhsh 244-5. KM -. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1998.
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1 Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). Rupi 1162 AH (1748/1749), Mashhad Mint. 10.74 g. Album 2774 type B2. Farahbakhsh 265-4 (1161 AH). KM 434.3. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from H. Nasirzadeh, London, in 1992.
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1 Shahrokh, 1st reign, 1161-1163 AH (1748-1750). Mohur Ashrafi 1163 AH (1749/1750), Mashhad Mint. 11.04 g. 4th type (sikke zad dar jahân be.hokm-i khodâ Shahrokh kalb-i ostân-i Rezâ). Album 2779. cf. Rabino ACSM pl. 17 no. 424 (Rupi). Farahbakhsh p. 70. KM 444. Fr. 17. Äusserst seltener Jahrgang / Extremely rare date. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung / Extraordinary condition.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1986.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Mohur Ashrafi 1167 AH (1753/1754), Isfahan Mint. 10.96 g. Album 2787. Farahbakhsh 293-2. KM 520. Fr. 18. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Kratzer auf Rückseite / Scratches on reverse.
Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1998.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Mohur Ashrafi 1171 AH (1757/1758), Isfahan Mint. 11.00 g. Album 2787. cf. Rabino ACSM 435 = Farahbakhsh 293-4 (1169 AH). cf. KM 520 (date not listed). Fr. 18. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS66. Prachtexemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz / Cabinet piece with nice mint luster.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1172 AH (1758/1759), Isfahan Mint. 2.76 g. Album 2790. cf. Rabino ACSM 436 (1171 AH). KM 525. Fr. 20. NGC MS63.
Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1987.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Rupi 1172 AH (1758/1759), Shiraz Mint. 11.45 g. Album 2794. Farahbakhsh 280-4. KM 517.5. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigtes aber sehr attraktives Stück / Lightly cleaned yet very eye appealing.
Purchased from B. Alaedini, Los Angeles, California, in 1999.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1173 AH (1759/1760), Adharbayjan Mint. 2.75 g. Album 2790. KM 525. Fr. 20. Von grösster Seltenheit, möglicherweise ein Unikat / Of the highest rarity, possibly unique. NGC AU Details. Minimal gebogen. Kratzer auf Rückseite / Minimally bent. Scratches on reverse.
Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1998.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). Rupi 1173 AH (1759/1760), Adharbayjan Mint. 11.63 g. Album 2793. cf. KM 152 (for this type). Sehr selten, unpubliziert, wahrscheinlich das einzige bekannte Exemplar / Very rare, unrecorded and probably unique. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 10 Shahi 1180 (obv.) / 1183 (rev.) AH (1766/1767 / 1769/1770), Rasht Mint. 9.05 g. Hybrid strike. Album 2796 type C. Farahbakhsh 280-11. KM 523.7. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigt. Wenige Verkrustungen auf der Vorderseite / Lightly cleaned. Some encrustations left on obverse.
Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1996.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/2 Mohur Ashrafi 1183 AH (1769/1770), Isfahan Mint. 5.48 g. Album 2788. Unlisted in Rabino ACSM and Farahbakhsh. KM 531. Fr. 19. Selten / Rare. NGC MS63.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1986.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/2 Mohur Ashrafi 1189 AH (1775/1776), Shiraz Mint. 5.48 g. Album 2788. KM 531. Fr. 19. Selten / Rare. NGC MS62.
Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1989.
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1 Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1192 AH (1778/1779), Khoy Mint. 2.73 g. Album 2792. Farahbakhsh 291-10. KM 525. Fr. 20. NGC UNC Details. Rückseite leicht gereinigt / Reverse lightly cleaned.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1982.
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