Toman - Fath-Ali Qajar Type W, Kermanshah

Fath-Ali Shah ruled the Qajar throne from 1797 to 1834, and the Kermanshah mint operated as one of the regional Persian mints that struck gold tomans bearing his name throughout that reign. The Type W designation reflects a distinct die grouping within a notoriously complex series — Fath-Ali tomans are among the most variety-rich of all Qajar issues, with local mints producing subtly divergent renderings that specialists have spent decades cataloging. Kermanshah itself sat on the primary trade route into Ottoman Mesopotamia, which likely kept this mint supplied with bullion and kept its output in active commercial use rather than hoarding.