Shahi - Anonymous Rasht

Features

Location	City of Rasht (Iranian Cities)
Type	Local coins
Year	1246 (1830)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Composition	Copper
Weight	12.14 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 541742
References	Album Islamic# 3257 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3^rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. , Zeno cat# 5447 Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/)

Obverse

Lion facing left, Sun on it's back
Date to the right of the animal at 4.00

Script: Persian

Lettering: ۱۲۴۶

Translation: 1246

Reverse

Script: Arabic (thuluth)

Lettering:
رشت
شا هي

Translation:
Rasht
Shahi

Mint

رشت	Dar al-Marz Rasht, modern-day Rasht, Iran

Comments

Stephen Album's Checklist of Islamic Coins designates this coin as Common ("C"). Album's Checklist also notes: “Especially prolific during the 13th/19th century, when a large variety of interesting types were struck, often on very broad round or rectangular flans (up to 40mm), at times with several design changes within a single year. Both pictorial & purely inscriptional types are known, often quite carefully manufactured.”

This variation identifies itself as a “Shahi” as opposed to a Falus/Fulus. This example is considered “Very Rare” (RR).

Civic Copper.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1246 (1830)

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