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Item No. 137191 SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AR 5 shahi (9.11g), Isfahan, AH1114, A-2673, magnificent presentation strike for award, decoration or jewelry, struck on unusually broad flan, very light traces of mount (as virtually required for these coins, given their purpose) at top and bottom of obverse, EF, RRR, ex. Richard Accola collection. |
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Item No. 137240 QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (5.34g), Tabriz, AH1224, A-2863, type U, presentation strike on carefully produced round planchet, with hand-cut oblique reeded edge, choice EF, RRR, ex. Richard Accola collection. Presentation strikes of Fath 'Ali Shah in both silver & gold were struck almost exclusively at Tabriz, despite the fact that the Qajar capital was located at Tehran. |
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Item No. 137219 AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 3rd reign, 1755-1796, AV mohur (10.92g), Mashhad, AH119x, A-2782, date at the bottom of the obverse, nice strike, bold VF, RR, ex. Richard Accola collection. Gold mohurs of Shahrukh's third reign are much rarer than those of his first & second reigns. |
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Item No. 137199 AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, as king, 1735-1747, AV ashrafi (3.49g), Shiraz, AH1149, A-2740.2, type A2, reverse in the form of a toughra, containing the abjad equivalent of his coronation year 1148 and the mint, with the date below the toughra, couple minor dings, choice EF, R, ex. Richard Accola collection. |
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Item No. 137218 AFSHARID: Shahrukh, 2nd reign, 1750-1755, AV ashrafi (3.44g), Mashhad, ND, A-A2780, nice strike, lovely EF, ex. Richard Accola collection. |
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Item No. 137239 QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV toman (6.21g), Lahijan, AH1213, A-2859, type S1, some weakness, as is quite common for this type, VF to EF, RR, ex. Richard Accola collection. Type S1 tomans of Lahijan are almost always undated, but this piece has full clear AH1213 below the obverse. |
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Item No. 116176 CANADA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AR 5 cents, 1892, KM-2, PCGS graded choice lustrous MS63. |
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Item No. 111812 PAPAL STATES: Pius IX, 1846-1878, AE 5 baiocchi, Rome, 1849 year IV, KM-1346. Cr-170, lovely brilliant red luster, a gorgeous example, NGC graded MS64 RB. |
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Item No. 137189 SAFAVID: Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722, AV ashrafi (3.49g), Isfahan, AH1134, A-2669, lovely bold strike, choice EF to About Unc, ex. Richard Accola collection. |
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Item No. 62151 MUGHAL: Babur, 1526-1530, AR shahrukhi (4.75g), NM, AH921, A-2462.1, unique, ruler’s name Muhammad Babur within ornate central cartouche, full clear date beneath obverse field, style of Qandahar mint, couple testmarks, mount neatly removed, VF, RRR. Type unknown to Aman ur Rahman in his recent publication of Babur's coinage. The style resembles later issues of Qandahar. This is the first reported coin of Qandahar style struck prior to Babur taking the title al-Ghazi after his victory at Kanwa in AH933. An important coin. |
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Item No. 137238 QAJAR: Fath 'Ali Shah, 1797-1834, AV ½ toman (3.11g), Tehran, AH1213, A-2858, type R (coronation special issue), some weakness, EF, RRR, ex. Richard Accola collection. The phrase amadeh az fath-i 'ali sekkeh be-zar-e shahi, "From Fath 'Ali came the royal coins of gold". |
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Item No. 137225 ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV ½ mohur (5.39g), Yazd, AH1190, A-2789, type D, rare mint for this denomination, struck principally at Rasht & Shiraz, EF, ex. Richard Accola collection. |
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Item No. 73569 ATTICA: Anonymous, 465-460 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.08g), Athens, S-2520, head of Athena right in crested helmet / owl standing right, head facing, olive spring and crescent to left, VF to EF. |
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Item No. 137232 ZAND: 'Ali Murad Khan, 1781-1785, AV ¼ mohur (2.65g), Yazd, AH1198, A-2815, with ya 'ali above reverse, nearly EF, ex. Richard Accola collection. Some weakness on both sides, very common for the ¼ mohurs of Ali Murad, due to the collapse of Zand power after the death of Karim Khan and the rise of the Qajar ruler Agha Muhammad. |
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Item No. 137223 ZAND: Karim Khan, 1753-1779, AV ½ mohur (5.45g), Rasht, AH1191, A-2788, type C, choice VF, ex. Richard Accola collection. |
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