Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Qajar Shahs of Iran, Husayn 'Ali Shah b. Fath'ali Shah (1250-1251h/1834), silver ½ kran, Dar al-'Ilm Shiraz 1251h, obv. name of ruler: al-Sultan bin al-Sultan Husayn 'Ali Shah Qajar, rev. Darl al-'Ilm Shiraz 1251, wt. 3.48g (possibly KM.219), very fine and extremely rare, possibly unique
This is a silver half kran, but the coin is so rare that there is no illustration of it in Krause-Mishler's Standard Catalog of World Coins. When Fath'ali Shah died in 1250h/1834 he was initially succeeded by his son Husayn 'Ali. However, his reign, largely in southern Iran, was very short due to the jealousy of his brother, Muhammad Shah. After only six months Muhammad murdered Husayn 'Ali and took his place on the throne for a reign of fourteen years. On his accession Muhammad managed to have most of Husayn 'Ali's coins recalled to the mint, melted and reissued in his name, hence the extreme rarity of Husayn 'Ali's coinage.
(8000-10000 GBP)
This is a silver half kran, but the coin is so rare that there is no illustration of it in Krause-Mishler's Standard Catalog of World Coins. When Fath'ali Shah died in 1250h/1834 he was initially succeeded by his son Husayn 'Ali. However, his reign, largely in southern Iran, was very short due to the jealousy of his brother, Muhammad Shah. After only six months Muhammad murdered Husayn 'Ali and took his place on the throne for a reign of fourteen years. On his accession Muhammad managed to have most of Husayn 'Ali's coins recalled to the mint, melted and reissued in his name, hence the extreme rarity of Husayn 'Ali's coinage.
(8000-10000 GBP)