Numismatica Genevensis SA
Auction 8 24-25 November 2014
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LE MONDE ARABE
IRAN - QAJAR DYNASTY
Muhammad Shah, AH 1250-1264 (1834-1848).
5 Mithqal AH 1251 (1835), Tehran. Inscription centrale dans un cercle entouré d'une légende circulaire, le tout entouré d'un cercle étoilé / Inscription et date dans un cercle étoilé. 23,30g. A - ; KM - ; Rabino 41.
Rare et Superbe.
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Elise Spinner, vente Glendining (juin 1937), 166, et de la vente Glendining (juin 1970), 888.
The third known specimen of this rare 5-mithqal multiple, which was issued to commemorate the first anniversary of the reign of Muhammad Shah. This coin was thought by some to be a two or three-mohur piece, but Rabino attributes it to the Qajars of Persia. It has a strong religious connotation. The central inscription on the obverse proclaims "ana hajjat Allah wa khassatahu" – "I have performed the Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca) for God", while the marginal legend cites the names of Shiite imams. This Shiite expression is typical of Persia.
IRAN - QAJAR DYNASTY
Muhammad Shah, AH 1250-1264 (1834-1848).
5 Mithqal AH 1251 (1835), Tehran. Inscription centrale dans un cercle entouré d'une légende circulaire, le tout entouré d'un cercle étoilé / Inscription et date dans un cercle étoilé. 23,30g. A - ; KM - ; Rabino 41.
Rare et Superbe.
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Elise Spinner, vente Glendining (juin 1937), 166, et de la vente Glendining (juin 1970), 888.
The third known specimen of this rare 5-mithqal multiple, which was issued to commemorate the first anniversary of the reign of Muhammad Shah. This coin was thought by some to be a two or three-mohur piece, but Rabino attributes it to the Qajars of Persia. It has a strong religious connotation. The central inscription on the obverse proclaims "ana hajjat Allah wa khassatahu" – "I have performed the Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca) for God", while the marginal legend cites the names of Shiite imams. This Shiite expression is typical of Persia.