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Toman - Fath Ali Shah Portrait left, mule
| Issuer | Iran |
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| Year | 1832 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Persian (nastaliq) |
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| Reverse description | Central inscription panel enclosed within a beaded inner circle, itself set within a square cartouche with ornately decorated corners and sides, a hallmark of Qajar mint presentation. The legend records the mint epithet and city name in elegant nastaliq script. An outer beaded border frames the entire design. The AH date 1246 appears as part of the reverse inscription, contrasting with the AH 1248 date on the obverse, confirming the mule nature of this striking. |
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A mule in Persian gold coinage from this period almost certainly arose from die-mixing at the Tehran or Tabriz mint, where multiple portrait dies for Fath Ali Shah's famously long-bearded likeness circulated in production simultaneously. Fath Ali Shah died in 1834, and dies prepared during his final years were sometimes paired incorrectly — or deliberately reused after his death during the chaotic succession crisis that briefly brought several claimants forward before Mohammad Shah consolidated power.
The "var" designation against KM#765 signals the mule status is documented but not fully catalogued. Fr#41 covers the broader Toman type; this pairing sits outside its normal die marriage.