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AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, Viceroy, 1729-1735, AR abbasi (5.23g), Herat, A-2736.1var, unique, VF, RRRR

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, Viceroy, 1729-1735, AR abbasi (5.23g), Herat, A-2736.1var, unique, VF, RRRR
SOLD
300.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2015 Jan 15 @ 15:38UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, Viceroy, 1729-1735, AR abbasi (5.23g), Herat, A-2736.1var, mint & date in obverse center, with unread couplet around (mostly off flan), Shi'ite kalima & the 12 Imams on the reverse, unique, VF, RRRR, ex M.H. Mirza Collection.

This is the first reported specimen of this type for Herat. A similar type is known for Mashhad dated AH1143, which shows most of the couplet, and we have now confirmed that the couple around is indeed the same as that of the Mashhad 1143, which is intern the same as the normal couplet on all of all the viceroy coins of Nadir Shah. The key difference is the central position of the mint & date, rather than at the bottom of the obverse field, and this would propose that the Mashhad 1143 and this Herat 1144 pieces were issued to commemorate Nadir's appointment as vice-regent in those cities.