Reign | AH 1193-1211 (AD 1779-1797) |
| Denomination | AR Rupi
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| Date Struck | no date visible
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| Mint | Yazd � دارالعباد یزد |
| Reverse | Mint�name inside the carthouche� with evocation ya muhammad on top center.
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| Obverse | In Farsi reads: �Shod Afta�b-O-Ma�h,zar-O-sim dar Jahan/azsekkee-ye Emam be-haqq Sahib-oz-Zamman�, meaning; �theSun & the Moon became gold and silver/from the rightful Imam (the 12th Shi�aleader) the owner of the time�. |
| Weight | 11.52 gr. |
| Diameter | 24 x 22 mm. |
| Reference | KM #623 type C, Album #2844 (very rare), Zeno #16627
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| Grade | Very Fine, with some usual flatness on obverse.
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| Comments | Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar (1742�1797) (Persian: آغا محمد خان قاجار) was the chief of the Qajar tribe, succeeding his father Mohammad Hassan Khan, who was killed on the orders of Adil Shah. He became the Emperor/Shah of Persia in 1794 and established the Qajar dynasty. He was succeeded by his nephew, Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar. For further information on Qajar family past and present, see Mr. Eskandari�s excellent site: http://www.qajarpages.org/qajtoc.html |