Catalog - SINCONA Auction 88

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Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1187 AH (1773), Kashan Mint. 2.71 g. Album 2791. KM 525. Farahbakhsh 291-6. NGC MS62.

Purchased from Baldwin's, London, in 2017.

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Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 2 Abbasi 1187 AH (1773), Yazd Mint. 9.15 g. Album 2796. KM 523. Farahbakhsh 279-16. Selten / Rare. Fast vorzüglich / About extremely fine.

Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988.

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Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1190 AH (1776), Basra Mint. 2.67 g. Album 2792. KM 530. Äusserst seltene Münzstätte / Extremely rare mint. NGC MS63.

Purchased from Sotheby's, London, in 1992.

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Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1190 AH (1776), Khuy Mint. 2.73 g. Album 2792. KM 530. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS65.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1987.

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Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/2 Mohur Ashrafi 1191 AH (1777), Basra Mint. 5.45 g. Album 2788. KM 531. Äusserst seltene Münzstätte / Extremely rare mint. NGC MS62.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1987.

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Karim Khan, 1166-1193 AH (1753-1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi n. d., Yazd Mint. 2.68 g. Album 2790. KM 518. cf. Farahbakhsh 291-5 (1187 AH). Selten / Rare. NGC AU Details. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from Y. Shavleyan, London, in 2012.

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Abol-Fath Khan, 1193 AH (1779). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1193 AH (1779), Isfahan Mint. 2.72 g. Album 2808. KM 544. Farahbakhsh 297. Von grösster Seltenheit / Of the highest rarity. NGC MS64.

Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 2008.

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Sadeq Khan, 1193-1195 AH (1779-1781). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1195 AH (1781), Kerman Mint. 2.71 g. Album 2811 (1/8 Mohur). KM A552 (1/2 Mohur). Farahbakhsh -. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS63.

Purchased from B. Schulten, Köln, in 1989.

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Sadeq Khan, 1193-1195 AH (1779-1781). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1195 AH (1781), Khuy Mint. 2.70 g. Album 2810. KM 551. Farahbakhsh 305. Sehr selten / Very rare. NGC MS62.

Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2006.

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Ali Morad Khan, 1195-1199 AH (1781-1785). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1196 AH (1782), Rasht Mint. 2.68 g. Album 2815. KM 561.4. Farahbakhsh 314. Sehr seltene Variante / Very rare type. NGC MS64.

Purchased from S. Cordry, San Diego, California, in 1982.

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Ja'far Khan, 1199-1203 AH (1785-1789). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1205 AH (1791, posthumous), Shiraz Mint. 2.73 g. Album 2821. cf. KM 579 (1203 AH). Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS64.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1988.

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Lotf Ali Khan, 1203-1209 AH (1789-1795). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1204 AH (1790), Kerman Mint. 2.74 g. Album 2825. KM 587. Von grösster Seltenheit / Of the highest rarity. NGC UNC Details. Kleine Kratzer / Small scratches.

Purchased from Sotheby's, London, in 1984.

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Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). Rupi 1169 AH (1756), Mazandaran Mint. 11.59 g. Album 2827. KM 504. Farahbakhsh 336-2. Rabino 509. Selten / Rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from Moussesian, Munich, in 1988.

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Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). 1/4 Mohur Ashrafi 1170 AH (1757), Tabriz Mint. 2.74 g. Album 2826. KM 505. Farahbakhsh 336-1. Rabino 505. Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS64.

Purchased from Dr. Busso Peus, Frankfurt, in 2006.

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Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). Mohur Ashrafi 1171 AH (1758), Isfahan Mint. 10.94 g. Album N2826. KM 506. Farahbakhsh 339. cf. Rabino 504 (1169 AH). Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. NGC MS63.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.

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Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). Rupi 1171 AH (1758), Isfahan Mint. 10.94 g. Album 2827. KM 504. Farahbakhsh 336. Rabino 508. Selten / Rare. Gutes sehr schön / Good very fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

Purchased from M. Saffar, London, in 2008.

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Mohammad Hasan Khan, 1163-1172 AH (1750-1759). Shahi 1171 AH (1758), Isfahan Mint. 1.15 g. Album - (cf. 2830 var.). KM 702. Farahbakhsh -. Sehr selten / Very rare. Fast vorzüglich / About extremely fine. Leicht gereinigt / Lightly cleaned.

It's also possible that this coin was minted under Ebrahim, 1161-1162 AH (1748-1749), cf. lot 95 above.

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

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Agha Mohammad Shah, 1193-1211 AH (1779-1797). 1/4 Toman n. d., Rasht Mint. 2.84 g. "Ya Aziz" on reverse. Album - (cf. 2835 for common type). KM -. Unikat / Unique. NGC MS63.

The invocation "yâ 'azîz" may refer to the khan of Sheki Hajji Chelebi Khan as it it is known otherwise only from a coin minted in Nukhwi (Rabino, Coins, Medals and Seals, p. 62).

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.

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Agha Mohammad Shah, 1193-1211 AH (1779-1797). 1/4 Toman 1203 AH (1789), Rasht Mint. 2.85 g. Album 2835. KM 624q. Farahbakhsh 353. Selten / Rare. NGC MS62.

Purchased from A. Shams, Frankfurt, in 1984.

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