Item #35307 Qajar (Persian Dynasty) Nasir Din Shah (AH 1264-1313) ½ Kran, Qazvin ND (portrait type), KM #828, Album #2935 RARE MINT

Reign

AH 1264-1313 (AD1848-1896)

Denomination

AR  qiran (1/2 kran) Rare

Date Struck

No Date visible (but only minted in 1274-5)

Mint

Qazvin (dar al-saltanah)

Reverse

Mint and date inside.

Obverse

Shah's bust in royal uniform looking left with his title "al-sultan" on right and his name on his left

Weight

2.45 gr.

Diameter

15 mm.

Reference

KM #828, Album #2935 portrait type

Grade

average VF

Comments

This type of Nasir Din Shah's coin was minted only from 1271 to 1275 in Tehran, Isfahan and Qazvin. Tehran is common, the other two are very hard to find.