Lot 3675
ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Zands. Muhammad Karim Khan, AH 1164-1193 / AD 1751-1779. 1/4 Mohur (Gold, 20 mm, 2.74 g, 8 h), type C, Qazwin, AH 1184 = 1770/1. The Zand couplet and the date, ‘shod āftāb-o māh zar-o sim dar jahān, az sekke-ye emām-e be haq sāhebozzamān, 1184’ (‘The sun and moon became gold and silver in the world / From the coin of the rightful Imam, the Age’s Lord. 1184’ in Persian). Rev. Within an ornate cartouche, ‘zarb-e dār al-salṭana Qazwīn’ (‘Struck in the Abode of the Sultanate Qazwin’ in Persian); above, ‘yā Karīm’ (‘O Generous One’ in Arabic). Album 2791. Some doubling and with light areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Asha & Ardeshir Dabestani Collection, formed over the past four decades.
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
170 CHF
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Closing time: 16-Jul-24, 12:38:00 CEST
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