Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
½ Qiran - Nasir al-Din Shah Type B - Shiraz
| Issuer | Iran |
|---|---|
| Year | 1855-1879 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Qiran (1825-1932) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Persian legend in flowing Nasta'liq script, giving the royal titles and name of Nasir al-Din Shah of the Qajar dynasty. The inscription is arranged in a characteristic Iranian hammered-coin layout with no enclosing border, occupying virtually the entire flan. The irregular, slightly convex planchet is typical of hand-struck Qajar coinage of this period. The surfaces show the characteristic uneven strike and flan irregularities consistent with hammered mint production. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Persian legend in Nasta'liq script recording the mint name and, on dated examples, the regnal year. The inscription fills the entire field without an enclosing cartouche or border, consistent with the hammered coinage tradition of Qajar Iran. The flan is irregularly shaped with slightly raised edges from the hammering process. Overall workmanship reflects the regional mint style of Shiraz during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (1855-1879) 1275 (1859) |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |