Catalogue
Shah Safi I, (A.H. 1038-1052) (A.D. 1629-1642), silver abbasi (four shahi), Ganje mint, Qazwin mint and Tabriz mint dated A.H 1041 = A.D. 1632, (A.2638), `Abbas II (A.H. 1052-1077) (A.D. 1642-1666), silver abbasi (four shahi), Isfahan? mint, A.H. 1057, others Tabriz mint A.H. 1061? (holed), 1062, 1066 Tabriz?, (A.2646). Weak in places, otherwise mostly fine-very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Sulayman I, (A.H. 1079-1105) (A.D. 1668-1694), silver two shahi, Huwayza mint, dated A.H 1087 = A.D. 1676-7, (A.2661), others silver abbasi (four shahi), Ganja mint, A.H. 1104, Isfahan mint, A.H. 1105, Nakhjawan mint, A.H. 1097 (M.2071), Tabriz mint A.H. 1101, 1104, (A.2666, cf.M.2074). Weak in places, otherwise fine-very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Shah Husayn, (A.H. 1105-1135) (A.D. 1694-1722), silver abbasi (four shahi), Tabriz mint, A.H. 1106 (A.2674, cf.M.2078), another A.H. 1131 (A.2683, M.2093), Tahmasp II, (A.H. 1135-1145) (A.D. 1722-1732), silver abbasi (four shahi), Mazenderan mint, A.H. 1141, others Tabriz mint A.H. 1135, 1136 (A.2689, cf.BMC 174, M.2100, 2101), another barbarous copy not dated but in name of Tahmasp II, (holed), Hotaki Afghans, Ashraf (A.D. 1137-1142) (A.D. 1724-1729), Isfahan mint, A.H. 1141, (A.2720) (holed). Weak in places, otherwise mostly fine-very fine. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Nadir Shah, (A.H. 1148-1160) (A.D. 1735-1747), silver ten shahi, Isfahan mint, A.H. 1151 (1738), Tabriz mint, dated A.H 1158, 1159, 1160 (1745-8), (A.2744, cf.M.2109, 2112), silver six shahi, Isfahan mint, A.H. 1151, 1152 (1738-1740), Meshad mint A.H. 1151 (1738), Nabirabad (Qandahar) mint nd, Tabriz mint A.H. 1151 (1738) (2 different varieties), (A.2747, M.2113-5). Fine-good very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Shahrukh, first reign (A.H. 1161-1163) (A.D. 1748-1750), silver two rupi, Meshad mint, A.H. 1162 (1749), (A.2773, cf.M.2118, BMC 296), silver rupi (ten shahi), Isfahan mint, A.H. 1166, (1752-3), (A.2780, M.-). Fine-very fine and both are rare. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Karim Khan Zand, (A.H. 1166-1193) (A.D. 1753-1779), silver rupi (ten shahi), Mazandaran mint, issued A.H. 1171-4 (1757-1761) overstruck on earlier issue (A.2794, BMC 346), silver eight shahi ((3), Kirman mint, nd, Resht mint, dated A.H 1182 (1768-9), Shiraz mint, dated A.H. 1193 (1779), (A.2796), silver abbasi, Kashan mint, Kazvin mint, both A.H. 1178 (1764-5), (A.2798), Resht mint A.H. 117X, (A.2799), Tabriz mint, A.H. 1182 (1768-9), (A.2801, M.2128), silver shahi, resht mint, A.H. 1190 (1776-7), (A.2806). Fine-extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Baba Khan (A.H. 1211-1212) (A.H. 1797), later ruled as Fath `Ali Shah, silver riyal A.H. 1212 (1787), Isfahan mint, (A.2853, C.181). Uncirculated with delightful golden yellow and blue tone, very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $480
Fath `Ali Shah (A.H. 1212-1250) (A.D. 1797-1834), gold Toman, (4.715 grams), Shiraz mint (S.W. Iran), A.H. 1244 (1828-1829) (A.2868, cf.C.206d.3). Off centre, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $290
Fath `Ali Shah (A.H. 1212-1250) (A.D. 1797-1834), silver riyal type A, Airawan mint (Armenia), A.H. 1216 (1801-2) (A.2874, C.194), type C, Isfahan mint, A.H. 1225 (1810-1), Kirmanshahan mint A.H. 1225 (1810-1), Tabriz mint A.H. 1232 (1816-7), (A.2880, C.194b & c, cf.M.2140), type C half riyal, Kazvin mint A.H. 1222 (1807-8) (A.2881), quarter riyal Tabriz mint A.H. 1228 (1813) (A.2882) very rare, type D, silver riyal Kashan mint A.H. 1241 (1825-6), Khuy mint error date A.H.1249 [1239] (1833-4), Yazd mint A.H. 1238 (1822-3), (A.2894, C.194c, 203a). Fine-extremely fine, some rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
Muhammad Shah (A.H. 1250-1264) (A.D. 1834-1848), gold quarter toman, A.H. 1262, Tehran mint, (cfA.2903, KM.231). Good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Muhammad Shah (A.H. 1250-1264) (A.D. 1834-1848), silver qiran type C, Shiraz mint A.H. 1252 (1836-7), Tabriz mint A.H. 1253 (1837-8), (A.2911, C.227a), type D, Isfahan mint A.H. 1260 (1844), Kirmanshahan mint, A.H.1258 (1842-3), Meshad mint A.H. 1256, 1262, (1840-1, 1845-6), Yezd mint A.H.1255 (1839-1840), (A.2913, C.227b). Very fine or better, some scarce. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Nasir al-Din Shah (A.H. 1264-1313) (A.D 1848-1896), Type A silver qiran, Kirmanshahan mint, A.H.1268?, Meshad mint, Tabriz mint both A.H. 1267 (1850-1) (A.2927, C.263), silver half qiran, Tehran mint, A.H. 1268, 1271 (1851-2, 1854-5), (A.2928, C.262), Type B, silver qiran, Hamadan mint A.H.1273, 1294 (1856-7, 1877-8), Isfahan mint A.H. 1281, 1287, 1298, (1864-5, 1870-1, 1880-1), (A.2930, C.263a). Fine to very fine, some scarce. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Nasir al-Din Shah (A.H. 1264-1313) (A.D 1848-1896), Type B silver qiran, Kashan mint, A.H.1273?, Meshad mint, A.H. 1278, 1285, (1861-2, 1868-9), Resht mint crown above type, A.H. 1287 (1870-1), Shiraz mint A.H. 1275 (1858-9), Tehran mint A.H. 1277 (1860-1), Yezd mint A.H. 1293 (1876-7), others not dated (2 legends in circule and square) (A.2930, C.263a, M.2160-1), silver half qiran, Kirmanshahan mint, A.H. 1275 (1858-9), (A.2931, C.262a), Toughra type, silver qiran, Meshad mint A.H.1286, (1869-1870), (A.2936, C.264.1). Fine to very fine, some scarce. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Georgia, Erekle II (A.H. 1176-1213) (A.D. 1762-1798), silver abbasi, anonymous issues, Tiflis mint, one A.H. 1192 (1778), another not dated, (A.2975, C.47), Manghits of Bokhara, Muzaffar al-Din, (A.H. 1277-1303) (A.D. 1860-1886), silver tenga, A.H. 1285 (1867), (A.3039, M.1999). Fine to very fine, Georgia issues are rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Durrani, silver rupees, Ahmad Shah (A.H. 1160-1186) (A.D. 1747-1772), Anwala mint, A.H.1173/14, (1760), (A.3092, M.2204), Taimur Shah (A.H. 1186-1207) (A.D. 1772-1793), Herat mint, A.H. 1211 (1796) a posthumous issue noted in A. (A.3100 note, C.381a, PM.666), Shah Zaman, (A.H.1207-1216) (A.D. 1793-1801), Herat mint A.H. 1212 (2 minor variants), (1797), Kashmir mint A.H. 1210/4, 12XX/8, (1795-6, 1799-1800) (A.3108, C.461, M.2208, PM.838, 847). Fine to very fine, some scarce. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Afghanistan Copper coinage, 18-19th century, copper fals or fractions, Taimur Shah (A.H.1186-1207) (A.D.1772-1793), Multan mint nd. (A.3103, Val.714, rare), Peshawar mint, (A.3103, Val. 739, C.361), Kashmir mint A.H.1201/13, (A.3103, KM.B91), Mahmud Shah (A.H.1216-8, 1224-1233) (A.D. 1801-3, 1809-1817), Kashmir mint nd, (A.3117, Val.103, KM.D171), Anonymous issues, Ahmadshahi mint (A.H. c.1840-1860), obv. sword between leaves, (Val.31, 46, 48), Qandahar mint A.H. [129]5 obv. leaf and sabre (Val.85, M.2237), another 1297 obv. peacock, (Val.91), Kabul mint obv. fish, another rosette. Mostly fine or better and generally scarce. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Durrani, silver rupees, Mahmud Shah first reign (A.H. 1216-1218) (A.D. 1801-1803), Bhakkar (Sind) mint, nd (2 variants), (A.3115, KM 308, C.541.7), Herat mint A.H. 1216 (1801) (A.3115, C.541, PM.881), Peshawar mint [A.H.1218]/3, (A.3115, C.541, PM.952). Fine to very fine, all rare. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Durrani, silver rupees, Shah Shuja` al-Mulk (A.H. 1218-1224) (A.D. 1803-1809), Ahmadshahi mint, A.H.1219, (1804-5), (A.3122, PM.987), Kashmir mint, A.H.[1221]/4, (A.3122, PM.1033), Mahmud Shah second reign (A.H. 1224-1233) (A.D. 1809-1817), Kashmir mint, A.H. 1231/8 (1815-6), (A.3131, C.176, cf.PM 1142), Herat mint A.H. 1220, 1228, (1805-6, 1813), another Derabjat mint 12[44] (1828-9), (A.3138, C.541, KM 373, PM.804, 910, 1126). Fine to good very fine, mostly scarce. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Durrani, silver rupee, Mahmud Shah second reign (A.H. 1224-1233) (A.D. 1809-1817), Peshawar mint A.H.1230/7, (A.3131, C.541.1, PM.1108). Large flan, good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Durrani, silver rupees, Ayyub Shah (puppet of Dost Muhammad) (A.H. 1233-1246) (A.D. 1817-1829), Peshawar mint [A.H.1236]/4, another [A.H.1244]/11, (A.3135, C.811.2 unpublished variant of rev. legend), Shah Shuja` al-Mulk third reign, (A.H. 1255-1258) (A.D. 1839-1842) Kabul mint A.H.1255 (1839-1840), (A.3145, C.621.2, PM 1219). Very fine, first two rare. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Barakzai, silver rupees, Dost Muhammad first reign (A.H. 1239-1255) (A.D. 1824-1839), Ahmadshahi mint, A.H.1240, (1824-5), Qandahar mint, A.H. 1244 (1828-9), (A.3157, C.826), second reign (A.H.1258-1280) (1842-1863), Kabul mint, A.H.1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1278 (1854-8, 1861-2), (A.3162, C.882), silver half rupees Ahmadshahi mint A.H.1272 (1855-6), Qandahar mint A.H.1275 (1858-9), (first A.-, A.3163, C.891). Fine to good very fine, mostly scarce or rare. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Barakzai, silver rupees, Sher `Ali first reign (A.H. 1280-1283) (A.D. 1863-1866), Kabul mint, A.H.1280, 1281, (1863-5), (A.3165, C.903), silver half rupee, Qandahar mint, A.H. 128X (1863-6), (A.3167, C.901), Muhammad Afzal (A.H.1283-1284) (1866-1867), Kabul mint, A.H.1283, (1866-7), (A.3170, C.913). Fine to very fine, last rare. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Barakzai, silver rupees, Sher `Ali second reign (A.H. 1285-1296) (A.D. 1868-1879), Kabul mint, A.H.1290, 1293, 1295, (1873-4, 1876-7, 1878), (A.3165, C.929), Kabul mint machine made issues, A.H. 1293, 1294, 1295, (1876-8), (A.3166, C.930.1, 930.2), silver half rupees, Herat mint A.H. 1295 (2, one with date of flan) (1878), Kabul mint?, [A.H.1287], Qandahar mint A.H.1292 (1875-6), (A.3167, C.921, 924a, 924b), machine made half rupee, Kabul mint, A.H. 1295 (1878) (A.3168, C.925.2). Fine to extremely fine, mostly scarce. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Barakzai, silver rupees, Muhammad Ya`qub (A.H. 1296-1297) (A.D. 1879-1880), Kabul mint, A.H.1296, (1879), (A.3174, C.945), silver half rupee, Herat mint, A.H. 1298 sic! posthumous issue (in Herat to 1298), (1880-1), (A.3175, C.943a), Wali Muhammad (A.H.1297) (1880), Kabul mint, A.H.1297 (2, variants one with S, other 4 central dots), (1880), (A.3176, C.951, C.951/976). Fine to good very fine, last ruler rare. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Barakzai, silver rupees, `Abd al-Rahman (A.H. 1297-1319) (A.D 1880-1901), Kabul mint, A.H.1297, 1298, 1304, 1305, 1306 (1880, 1880-1, 1886-9), native copy of Kabul mint 1301 of crude style, (A.3180, C.977), Qandahar mint, A.H. 1304, 1305 (1886-8), (A.3180, C.977.2), silver half rupees Herat mint, A.H.1300, 1301, 1303, 1305, 1306, 1308, (1882-4, 1885-6, 1887-9, 1890-1), (A.3181, C.975). Fine to good very fine, some scarce. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Persian Civic Copper coinage, Bushire copper fals, obv. sailing boat, c.18-19th century, (A.3216, M.2188, BMC Pl.XVII, 11). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Persian Civic Copper coinage, 18-19th century, copper fals, Bushire, obv. fish A.H. 1231, (A.3216, Val.21), Shiraz obv. lion, (A.3262, cf.Val.103), Tabriz mint A.H. 1149 rectangular 34 x 16 mms, obv. sword, (A.3267, Val.118), Kasban (A.3202), others, some identified (7). Mostly fine and generally scarce. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Persian Civic Copper coinage, 18-19th century, copper fals, Bushire, obv. rectangular issue, another lion to r. A.H. 1270, (A.3216, Val.13, 14), Isfahan mint, A.H. 1118, obv. lion and sun, 32mms, (A.3237, cf.Val.32), Airan mint A.H. 1272 (2), 1286, lion l., (M.-, M.2180, Val.154, Val.156, and var.), others unidentified dog both sides, and wheels both sides, central characters, Afghanistan, Balkh mint, A.H.1295, lion to l., (Val.7), Tunis, Mustafa III (A.H. 1171-1187), issues of A.H. 1172, 1177, 1178, (cf.Val. 17). Mostly fine and generally scarce. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Afghanistan, silver five rupees A.H. 1314 (1896-7) (KM.820), 1316 (1898-9), (KM.826), [1319] (1901-2) (KM.834.2), 1326 (1908-9) (KM.843). Good-nearly very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Afghanistan, silver two and a half rupees S.H. 1299 (1920), 1300 (1921), (KM. 878), two and a half afghani SH 1306 (1927) (KM.913), brass shahi A.H. 1309 (1891-2) (KM.803). Fine-good very fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70