Reign | AH 1212-1250 (AD 1797-1834) |
Denomination | AR Riyal (or Qiran?) see my note below*
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Date Struck | AH 1244 (AD 1828) |
Mint | Mashhad (Northeastern Iran) ضرب مشهد امام علیه السلام |
Obverse | In Farsi reads: sekkeh Fath'Ali Shah, khosrow sahibqeran" سکه فتحعلی شه خسرو صاحبقران |
Reverse | Mint's name and date in the dotted center. |
Weight | 9.09 gr. |
Diameter | 25 x 28 mm. Very broad and an unusual flan for type E |
Reference | KM #712 type E, Album #2893 scarce |
Grade | good very fine |
Comments | *This is a very unusual piece; it is a qiran type but weighs up to much earlier rial standard. The weight is 1 and 1/3 of a normal qiran for its date. It is only minted in Mashhad and I believe it must have been a special issuance for presentation in a religious context. |