The Kian Collection - Part 3
(Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry)
The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins
1 Sadeq Khan, 1193-1195 AH (1779-1781). Mohur Ashrafi 1194 AH (1780), Shiraz Mint. 10.94 g. Album S2810. cf. Farahbakhsh 305-1 (1195 AH). KM 552. Fr. 25. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC UNC Details. Kleine Kratzer auf Rückseite / Small scratches on reverse.
Purchased from Sotheby's, London, in 1983.
| Starting price | 10,000 CHF |
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1 Sadeq Khan, 1193-1195 AH (1779-1781). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1195 AH (1780/1781), Khoy Mint. 2.75 g. Album 2810. KM 551. Fr. 26. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS66. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.
Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2015.
Finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 1,500 CHF |
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1 Ja'far Khan, 1199-1203 AH (1785-1789). Mohur Ashrafi 1202 AH (1787/1788), Shiraz Mint. 11.00 g. Album 2820. Farahbakhsh 323-2. KM 580. Fr. 29. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS66. Prachtexemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz / Cabinet piece with nice mint luster.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1986.
Finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 10,000 CHF |
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1 Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). Rupi (11)68 AH (1754/1755), Mazandaran Mint. 11.11 g. Album 2827 type A. KM 504.3. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1998.
| Starting price | 400 CHF |
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1 Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). Mohur Ashrafi 1171 AH (1757/1758), Isfahan Mint. 11.00 g. Album N2826. cf. Rabino ACSM 504 = Farahbakhsh 339-1 (1169 AH). Kian 2, 135. cf. KM 506 (date unlisted). Fr. 22. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS62.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1987.
Second finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 3,000 CHF |
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1 Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1171 AH (1757/1758), Isfahan Mint. 2.78 g. Album 2826. Unlisted in Rabino ACSM and Farahbakhsh. KM 505. Fr. 23. Selten / Rare. NGC MS62.
Finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 1,200 CHF |
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1 Agha Mohammad Shah, 1193-1211 AH (1779-1797). 1/2 Toman 1204 AH (1789/1790), Isfahan Mint. 4.00 g. Album 2831. Kian 2, 140var. (doubled date on reverse). KM 615. Fr. 31A. Selten / Rare. NGC MS64. Prachtvolle Erhaltung / Magnificent condition.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.
Finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 1,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 1/2 Toman 1212 AH (1797/1798), Isfahan Mint. 3.08 g. With the name of the Shah given as Bâbâ Khan. Album 2825. Unlisted in Rabino ACSM and Farahbakhsh. KM 736.1. Fr. 35. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Leichte Beschädigung auf der Rückseite / Reverse slightly damaged.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1985.
| Starting price | 2,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Toman 1214 AH (1799/1800), Kashan Mint. 6.14 g. Album 2859. KM -. Fr. 34. Selten / Rare. NGC MS65. Prachtexemplar / Cabinet piece.
Purchased from A. Karimi, London, in 1985.
Erroneously certified as '2 Toman' by NGC.
| Starting price | 1,500 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Toman 1214 AH (1799/1800), Rekab Mint. 6.15 g. Album 2859. KM -. Fr. 34. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC UNC Details. Anbohrung auf Rückseite / Drilled test mark on reverse.
Purchased from A. Saeedi, London, in 1999.
| Starting price | 4,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 1/2 Toman 1228 AH (1813), Tabriz Mint. 2.40 g. Album 2864. KM 748.2. Fr. 35. Selten / Rare. NGC MS63. Prachtvolle Erhaltung / Magnificent condition.
Purchased from Heritage, New York, in 2013.
Finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 1,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 5 Tomans 1233 AH (1817/1818), Tabriz Mint. 23.20 g. Album T2683. KM 746.1. Fr. 32. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS61. Prachtexemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz / Cabinet piece with nice remaining mint luster.
Purchased from W. Barratt, Montreal, in 1984.
Finest certified by NGC.
| Starting price | 35,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Toman 1233 AH (1817/1818), Khoy Mint. 4.56 g. Album 2865. KM 739.2. Fr. 34. Selten / Rare. NGC UNC Details. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from M. Abgarians, Glendale, California, in 1988.
| Starting price | 1,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 1/2 Toman 1233 AH (1817/1818), Kirmanshahan Mint. 2.40 g. Album 2862. KM -. Fr. 35. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC AU58. Feine Goldpatina / Nice gold toning.
Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 1986.
Finest certified by NGC.
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Toman 1236 AH (1820/1821), Tabriz Mint. 4.62 g. Album 2864. KM 745.3. Fr. 34. Selten / Rare. NGC UNC Details. Leicht gebogen / Slightly bent.
Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1986.
| Starting price | 1,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 1/4 Kran 1237 AH (1821/1822), Tehran Mint. 1.84 g. Album 2891 type D. KM -. Selten, unpublizierte Münzstätte / Rare, unlisted mint. FDC / Mint State. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from A. Karimi, London, in 1999.
| Starting price | 500 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). Kran 1242 AH (1826/1827), Nishapur Mint (Umm al-Bilâd). 6.93 g. Album 2894 type E. cf. KM 710.27. Äusserst selten, unpubliziert, wahrscheinlich Unikat / Extremely rare, unpublished, probably unique. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
Purchased from Heritage, New York, in 2013.
| Starting price | 2,000 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 1/4 Kran 1242 AH (1826/1827), Isfahan Mint. 1.14 g. Shah on the throne. cf. Album 2894 (Kran). KM 719. Äusserst seltener Typ und Nominal / Extremely rare type and denomination. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.
From the Kian Collection Part 2, auction SINCONA 88, Zurich, May 2024, lot 180 (sold, but unpaid).
Purchased from M. Marzban, London, in 1985.
| Starting price | 1,500 CHF |
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1 Fath-'Ali Shah, 1212-1250 AH (1797-1834). 5 Tomans 1227 AH (1848/1849), Tehran Mint. 26.87 g. Gold presentation issue on the occasion of the 15th year of his reign. Struck on a thick flan. Album -. KM -. Fr -. Unikat / Unique. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated.
This unique presentation issue was struck in the year 1227 AH on the occasion of the 15th year of his reign. No other example of this denomination and mint has been recorded even for dates other than 1227 AH.
Previously unpublished and of great historical importance.
| Starting price | 80,000 CHF |
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1 Mohammad Shah, 1250-1264 AH (1834-1848). Medallic 5 Tomans n. d. (1250 AH, 1834), no mint mark. 23.44 g. Shiite religious medal. Ana hojjatullâh wa khassatuhu 1251, the names of the Shiite imams and Fatima (zahrâ') in margin, Rv. sikke-yi sâhe boz-zamân bâqîst.... Album -. Rabino CMS p. 70. Rabino ACSM pl. 43, no. 41. KM -. Fr. 41b. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC AU Details. Tiefer Kratzer auf der Rückseite / Heavy scratch on reverse.
Struck in the year of Mohammad Shah's coronation.
Purchased from Spink & Son, London, in 1983.
Purchased from Glendining's, London, in 1936.
| Starting price | 35,000 CHF |
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