½ Toman - Fath Ali Shah Type R; Isfahan

Features

Issuer	Iran
Shah	Fath-Ali Shah (1797-1834)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1212 (1797)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	½ Toman (4)
Currency	First Rial (1798-1825)
Composition	Gold
Weight	3.07 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 531734
References	Album Islamic# 2858 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3^rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States. , Zeno cat# 28479 Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/)

Commemorative issue

Coronation

Obverse

Script: Persian (nastaliq)

Lettering: آمده شاهی بزر از فتحعلی سکه

Lettering (regular font): آمده شاهی بزر از فتحعلی سکه

Unabridged legend: amadeh sekkeye shahi be-zar az fath-i 'ali

Translation: From Fath 'Ali came the royal coins of gold.

Reverse

Mint Epitaph+ Mint + Date + Slogan

Script: Persian (nastaliq)

Lettering:
الملک لله
ضرب دارالسلطنه اصفهان
۱۲۱۲

Lettering (regular font):
الملک لله
ضرب دارالسلطنه اصفهان
۱۲۱۲

Unabridged legend:
al-mulku lillah
zarb al-sultana isfahan
1212

Translation:
The Kingship is God's
Struck in Dar Al-Sultana Isfahan
1212

Mint

اصفهان

Isfahan, Iran

Comments

Stephen Album's Checklist of Islamic Coins designates this coin as "Very Rare" (RR).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1212 (1797)

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