1 Qiran - Fatḥ Alī Qājār Type E, Hamedān mint

Fath Ali Shah's qiran coinage was introduced in 1825 as part of a deliberate monetary reform intended to stabilize a currency system that had fractured under decades of inconsistent provincial striking. Hamadan, one of the older established mints in western Iran, operated with considerable autonomy during this period, and its output frequently shows subtle die differences from Tehran and Tabriz issues — enough to constitute the distinct variety cataloged here under KM#710.5.

Hamadan's position on major caravan routes meant its coins circulated heavily into Ottoman frontier regions, and worn examples turn up with some regularity in Iraqi hoards.