ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Zands. Muhammad Karim Khan, AH 1164-1193 / AD 1751-1779. 1/4 Mohur (Gold, 22 mm, 2.72 g, 4 h), type D, Kirman, AH 1188 = 1774/5. The Shiʿa kalmia, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh ʿAlī wa/lī Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Ali is the friend of Allah’ in Arabic). Rev. Within an ornate cartouche, ‘zarb-e dār al-amān Kirmān 1188’ (‘Struck in the Abode of Safety Kirman. 1188’ in Persian); above, ‘yā Karīm’ (‘O Generous One’ in Arabic). Album 2792. In NGC encapsulation, graded MS 63. This is the highest graded example. Some dents and very minor weakness, otherwise, extremely fine.