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Safavids, Sulayman II (AH 1163 / AD 1750) AR 30 Shahi. Type A. Mashhad mint (but mint off flan), AH 1163 = AD 1750. Kalima and 'Ali walī Allah in five lines; in outer margin the names of the twelve Shi'ite imams all in Arabic / "The shah who dispenses justice, Sulayman the second, by the grace of God struck the coins of prosperity, struck in Mashhad" in six lines in Persian, date in lower left field. Album -; Farahbakhsh -; Rabino -; cf. Album 2699 and Heritage auction 06.01.2013, lot 21770 (AV double Mohur with the same distribution). 34.58g, 33mm,10h.
Good Very Fine. Unpublished and of the greatest rarity, probably struck as a presentation issue by the same dies used for striking the double Mohurs.
From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection;
Privately purchased in Lahore, 4 February 1992.
This previously unknown coin is added to the exiguous production of Sulayman II. This type is known in gold (Double Mohur) as there was a small hoard of about 20-25 examples that came on the market in about the 1970s but is previously unknown in silver. As reported by Steven Album on Zeno.ru (#256638): "The 30 shahi denomination, which is five times the weight of the 6-shahi denomination originally introduced by Nadir Shah, retained at 6.91g. That would make the 30 shahi weight at 34.56g, which is almost exactly the weight of this large piece. It will be added as type A-T2700 in the 4th edition of the Checklist".
Good Very Fine. Unpublished and of the greatest rarity, probably struck as a presentation issue by the same dies used for striking the double Mohurs.
From the Professor Shir Mohammad Collection;
Privately purchased in Lahore, 4 February 1992.
This previously unknown coin is added to the exiguous production of Sulayman II. This type is known in gold (Double Mohur) as there was a small hoard of about 20-25 examples that came on the market in about the 1970s but is previously unknown in silver. As reported by Steven Album on Zeno.ru (#256638): "The 30 shahi denomination, which is five times the weight of the 6-shahi denomination originally introduced by Nadir Shah, retained at 6.91g. That would make the 30 shahi weight at 34.56g, which is almost exactly the weight of this large piece. It will be added as type A-T2700 in the 4th edition of the Checklist".